A mild and dry week with high temperatures mostly in the 60's with a couple of days in the 70's. The high of the week was 72° on Tuesday. The low of the week was 25° last Sunday but a warm low on Thursday of 54°. Plant life is dormant and you couldn't tell if it was brown from the cold or drought, but as we know, it was dry before the cold. I haven't noticed much wildlife lately except for a few birds. Did smell a skunk the other morning. The garlic I planted in the vegetable garden is coming up. It amazes me that it grows during the winter here. Doesn't seem to mind the cold temperatures. No activity in the pond.