Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. It is a lovely bright day here in the Rideau Valley. Kids have been sledding on the hill across the river from our house, the squirrels are their usual goofy selves and an assortment of nuthatches, juncos, sparrows and cardinals are feeding in our back yard. I guess the chickadees had quite a night, as none have made an appearance. I wonder what a hungover chickadee does for a cure?