I am sorry to say I wont be attending church this morning due to a stomach virus, in addition to my back and leg pain.  It is all I can do to get up out of a chair.  A telephone call to the ortho doctor will definitely be in order for next week.  I had my last epidural the first week of January, so it has lasted almost 4 months this time. 
     I love my Kindle Fire.  I knew it did a lot of different things, but discovered the camera at the last t-ball game we went to, and took several pictures.

Jesse on 1st base

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     If you are interested in attracting certain types of birds, the type of feeder and food provided will make a difference. There are four basic types of feeders:

• A tray or platform feeder placed one to three feet above the ground will lure ground–feeding birds like juncos, towhees, and mourning doves.
   
• Hung from a tree or mounted on a pole, "house"–style feeders with seed hoppers and perches on the side will usually entice grosbeaks, cardinals, and jays.
   
• Long, cylindrical tube feeders suspended in air will bring in an array of small birds, including grosbeaks, finches, titmice, nuthatches, siskins, and chickadees.
   
• A fruit feeder stocked with fresh fruit will tempt colorful birds like tanagers, orioles, bluebirds, and waxwings.

When can you feed the birds? Any time of year. A feeder simply attracts feathered friends your way so that you can watch them. Birds get their food from a variety of sources and migrate on their own schedule so your feeding doesn't have much impact overall. In the case of a bad winter storm, however, your feed could actually make a difference.

Take nothing but pictures.
Leave nothing but footprints.
Kill nothing but time.
~Motto of the Baltimore Grotto, a caving society