House sparrow

Thor finally left the ridge, but, of course, in the wake of a giant winter storm, the temperature plummeted. This was both a blessing and a curse. The good part was that it preserved the amazing snowscapes so that I could get outside with the dSLR to capture them at their, and my photographic equipment's, best. That downside I alluded to comes from the fact that I'm running out of wood, and with the snow too deep to venture into the woods with a chainsaw, we may be forced to rely on the electric heat backup system for the first time in years. I think it still works. I hope it still works. This House Sparrow, however befuddled it appears, has no such problems with the weather. Its backup heat conservation system works just fine, although it, like many people in the snowbound region, is probably hoping that Thor is winter's last gasp. I don't share that sentiment, for I still have miles to hike, snowshoe, and ski before I sleep... or, at any rate, bid the season a sad farewell.