Five Things on a Friday

Hot Rods from Jelly Bean Junction Preschool, Melbourne, Florida

1.  We've had a few days of 40-degree temperatures, which have brought our monster snowbanks down a bit.

2.  I'm off to a writing retreat on Saturday through Wednesday. I'm spending the first night in New Hampshire and the rest in Vermont. It's my last concentrated writing time before I turn my attention to my spring events. It'll be a lovely way to end my winter writing months.

3. I get attached to the dogs that I see every week when I volunteer at the animal shelter. Nothing makes me happier than when they are adopted.  Every now and then, a family will post a photo of the dog in their new home, and it brings me a big smile.

4.  I saw my first bald eagle of the year a few weeks ago. He was flying over the road, chased by a swarm of real-life angry birds.

5.  I had a lovely Valentine's Day, complete with red roses.