Snow in Texas, Blood Pressure, Art--Good Day

After 5 days of ice with temperatures not over 30˚F, today we woke up to over 2" of snow. Beautiful. Our schools and all the schools around were closed. Tarleton was closed, and John drove up to pick up his business law text which had come in the mail...and to play in the snow with Aris! He said it was terribly slick , and it was the first time he had driven on icy highways with his Camaro. I'll be glad when I hear he's back safely in Stephenville.You can see our deck, shed, and workshops, and all the bird feeders. Raf got out yesterday and filled all the feeders, and our dripper dripped most of the time. We had about 8 cardinals, juncos, goldfinches, white winged doves, Eurasian collared doves, kinglets, wrens, and tons of sparrows. I didn't see the hawk today...he would have had a snack if he had showed up.

Also, Raf got up early and took Turtle to the vet...she was fixed today, and she didn't even know she was broken! We'll pick her up tomorrow.

My blood pressure stayed in the 140's most of the day, and I felt so much better. No head pain and bulging eyes. Oh, my, the Lotrel and Toprol are working, I think. Thank God and all of you for your prayers!

I drew this mandala today as the first challenge in the Stroud book I spoke of yesterday, The Artist's Muse. I think it going to be a great book, but it's a little dated, in the sense it is speaking of 9-11 and was written right after that. I titled this "I am the Light of the World". See the empty cross representing Christ Risen, the lightening for light, triangles for the Trinity, circles to represent world without end, and red drops of blood representing Christ's passion and death. Pen and ink, Twinkling H2O's, gel pens.

This maze was done January 15. Pen and ink and colored pencils.
This Monster Cat was drawn yesterday...I think I was feeling like this cat looks...pen and ink on lined papers (what I had by me at the time).
So, there is my day, my friends. God bless you all and keep you safe until the morrow.