"I began to reflect on Nature's eagerness to sow life everywhere...

That immense, overwhelming, relentless, burning ardency of Nature for the stir of life." 

—Henry Beston 

The Outermost House

I enjoyed watching this tiny Douglas squirrel scamper up and down an old cedar stump. He got a lot of exercise gathering and bringing back more goodies. He needed to fill up again after a long, cold, and snowy winter.

Replenishing works wonders, whether it's good food or something for the spirit. I love to read, and sometimes pick up a book when I'm "supposed" to be writing my own book. I tamp down the guilt! It's a great way to get the "stir of life" going again when I face a blank page again.

This active squirrel has the right idea—to fill up with good things for spring.