Brrrrr!!! Snow everywhere. Earlier in the day, there was plenty of hoar frost to be seen. Just to say, this kind of frost is extremely destructive. When it melts, it causes remarkable erosion. This bit was under the roots of a tree, the longest strands being about five inches long.
But right now, this is what is to be seen all around…
Brrrrr!!! Ice and snow, praise the Lord! Praise and exalt Him above all forever!
By the way, those of you receiving this in an email surely didn’t see this post on the presentation of Jesus, as it is merely bumped to the top of the blog for the day, instead of being re-posted. It’s one of my favorites. You miss much with following by email instead of going directly to http://holysoulshermitage.com Here’s that post on the presentation of our Lord: Yikes!
Accompany me, Father George David Byers, S.S.L., S.T.D., as I begin life as a Catholic Priest-Hermit by choice. Holy Souls Hermitage is dedicated to the sanctification of my fellow priests, bishops, deacons & seminarians going through the purgatory of this life or the next. Prayer and sacrifice go up, of course, for both Benedict XVI and the next Successor of Saint Peter. 
Dear Fr. George, I hope you have a wrap like Simeon’s in the second beautiful painting of the Holy Family (with such gentle hands) with Simeon, (who looks so wise) from your 4th Joyful Mystery post. Wondering who painted with pleasant love. For you, I wish another pleasant stove! The thermostat here is at double your situation as we await your snow.
Pat: Actually, I do, and I’m wearing it right now!
Good! 34 must be tooth chattering cold indoors.
Frost patterns on the inside of the storm window covering the little cold frame are beauty of Creation, too. Like fronds, different and glorious each morning.
Pray your talk on Feb. 7 flows the way they (the fronds) do and He blesses your devotion.
Pat: I put some plastic up near the stove, kind of a tent inside the hermitage. So, a bit warmer! Summer is almost here. Frost and snow, bless the Lord!