It isn't cold and rainy everywhere

One of the good friends of the Village is out and about this morning - a few hundred miles to the south in fact - and while we suffer from the rain and cold, she is basking in the Gulf sun.  We won't get either jealous or envious (close but we will resist).

The eagle and hopefully eaglets dead center in the picture are of the Bald Eagle variety - something of our national bird - and absolutely majestic whatever the setting.

Ben Franklin actually thought that the national bird should be a turkey and it is well that his view didn't prevail otherwise Thanksgiving might be vegan.
Regardless, we thank our friend for sending us this. Flag, eagle, sunshine...mighty nice.