Much too cold all day. Maybe okay for 12 January, but not for 12 March. Birds still requiring lots of fuel. And the cardinals seem to congregate near the feeder as dusk descends.

A little “travel essentials” grocery shopping, some basketball, and then work on a squirrel-proof growing frame—for hickory nuts and acorns, along with tomatoes and basil. Actually, a cold frame of sorts.
In spite of my best efforts last year, the squirrels swallowed every last hickory nut, including those that had sprouted.