AUGH!! Winter is back --- in full force.

Spring was short and summer even shorter (yes, we felt like we had a touch of them both already)..... Today, winter reared it's ugly cold head again.  We don't have a terrible lot of snow -- but the wind is fierce and schools are closed.  Stores and businesses in Valentine are closing.  One report on the radio was that at times he couldn't see the truck parked across the street from the radio station.   I am afraid that this is NOT good for the baby calves that are being born in this weather.  Hopefully, the ranchers can get them inside and out of the wet, cold, snowy weather.

Gary came into the house and said, "get your camera".   So I grabbed it and asked, "what you got"?
Well, there was a robin sitting in the cedar tree right by our garden spot.  I certainly figured it would be long gone by the time we got back out there.   But there she sat........

                                             
....looked to me like she was all puffed up trying hard to stay warm.  After I snapped a couple of pictures she ducked back into the inside of the tree.  Must have been checking so see if things were improving but decided they weren't.

When it's nice out we've had the red winged blackbirds...........

                                           

........ sitting in the tree tops singing their "song".  The only reason I like their "noise" is that they DO announce that spring is right around the corner.  So we are just thankful for the moisture that came in the form of this snow and we know that spring is still just right around the corner.

We had JDC this evening and had 2 groups ---- 10 in the first and 8 in the second.  There is a group that they call "BIA".....they are from other reservations.  The groups were all attentive and it was an enjoyable evening.  We went from 3 youth - to 18.  Tomorrow is a court date for some of them so a  few might be gone...but there are 4 in "booking".....so this number will be with us for a while. This is a wonderful time --- to talk about the great sacrifice Jesus gave by dying for us - taking our punishment and then rising again from the dead.   We will also be doing a service on Sunday (Easter) evening-----another chance to share this wonderful message.

May God bless you as we remember His Grace at this time.
Gary and Barb