@johnbishop, and all...You get the best of the best photos of your bird friends. One of my favorites, too, the lovely woodpecker! I do love those birds.

I've been under the weather, even here in Florida that happens...for the last few months since Covid in July. Since then, I've had bronchitis, developed PMR and GCA, and then began purging and selling my home, downsizing for the last time for me. I haven't been able to keep my feeders in good shape at all since Covid, filling them a few times, but not anything since before Christmas. I finally got out a couple of days ago and filled them all, even added several new ones and tossed some old ones. I also covered my plants on the patio and in my front yard. That was a very full day for me!!!!

I'm recuperating from a 2nd round of Covid, since the 1st week in January. Still positive, but after 3 IV infusions of Remvesidir and a visit to the ER for testing and treatment. I got some fluids, an X-ray, CT Scan of my lungs to check for pulmonary embolism. Don't have one but do have COVID-19 pneumonia. I was sent home from the ER since I use my bi-pap with O2 nightly and that keeps my O2 level over 90...the lowest level allowed before hospital admittance at Mayo for COVID-19. Now you have the facts...

So, I'm improving at home, on my bi-pap and O2 for 3 days and nights, and now, just at night. Stayed out of the hospital! That's the goal and thank you God for the home treatments I have to accomplish that!

Now, my birds and your birds who are flying through Florida on the way further south...and found no food on my patio when they flew over...can come by for a good snack now that I have the feeders clean and filled. I hope they didn't all give up on me forever. I've been late getting food out before, but never this badly. I think they'll be back...

When they do come by, I'll take pictures for you and let you enjoy them with me. I do have a lovely white orchid blooming its' little head off downstairs. I'll take a picture later and share it, John. All my rescue plants from last year have done well, and some even had babies! My upstairs windows are filled now with thriving, happy plants making my life better.

I'm taking down my white ceramic Christmas tree today. I enjoyed it so much, made with love by my Mother many years ago. I enjoyed it in my bedroom window, making the entire building more festive and lighting my room day and night with her love and Christmas joy. Here's a picture I think I sent in December. It was the first time in many years I decorated at all for the holidays, the first tree I've had up for years. So, a good thing!

Enjoy my pictures I'll send them via my phone in a few minutes. Still don't know how to get the phone pics to the laptop. One day I'll figure that out, maybe...Blessings, Elizabeth

Beautiful John. thanks for sharing!