Happy Feed the Birds Day and Happy National Carrot Cake Day and Happy Take a Cruise Day

Feed the Birds Day was created to remind everyone to, well, feed the wild birds.  Their food sources may be covered with snow or at least harder to come by in many areas.  To celebrate you can also watch Mary Poppins.  There's a song in the movie called Feed the Birds.  Or visit the Happy Hooligans website for easy diy bird feeders.

Do you like carrot cake?  Since there's carrot in it, it's healthy, right?  😉  I've never made a carrot cake but The Butcher's Wife blog has a carrot cake recipe that looks good and pretty easy.

I guess more notice needs to be given to celebrate Take a Cruise Day unless you own a boat or know someone who does.  Some places have dinner cruises but it may be too cold for that.  Or you can take a drive which used to be called cruising.  Of course, it was more popular when gas was under $1 a gallon.

Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not much more valuable than they?

Happy National Cheese Lover Day & Happy Take a Walk Outdoors Day

This day should make my boss extra happy.  He's from Wisconsin and loves to be outdoors.

We are cheese lovers at my house.  I mentioned I like Parmesan cheese on my popcorn.  Maybe dinner tonight can be cheeseburgers and mac & cheese.  The temperature is supposed to be in the 40's so maybe broccoli, potato, cheese soup will be a better choice and we can celebrate National Soup Month too!
An easy snack that looks impressive is to cut string cheese into bite size pieces.  Try that at your next gathering but don't give away the secret when people are impressed with your contribution.
Or, going in a totally different direction with Cheese Lover Day, tell some cheesy jokes (like Dad jokes).  Leave me some jokes to groan about in the comments!  My grandson, Jackson loves knock knock jokes so I hope he gets to be cheesy today.  Most knock knock jokes would qualify as cheesy, don't you think?

Hope the weather permits you to take a walk outdoors.  I bought a pair of binoculars this month and today would be an appropriate day to do some bird watching.
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not much more valuable than they?

How will you celebrate today?

Happy National Whipped Cream Day & Happy National Bird Day

Mmmm, whipped cream on pie,
               whipped cream on hot chocolate,
               whipped cream straight from the container into my mouth.  Yum!
This is a nice day to celebrate.

Do you have a favorite bird?  If you do, why is it your favorite?  Have you ever been to an aviary?
Last month we were in Florida, staying on the 6th floor of a building right on the beach.  As I looked out the balcony doors on the first day, a flock of birds flew by close enough for me to really see them.  It was amazing and I stood there with my mouth hanging open and missed the photo opportunity.  A secret dream of mine, waking and sleeping, has always been to fly.  How about you?

How will you celebrate today?  Maybe a warm piece of pie topped with whipped cream while you watch one of the many movies about birds - Rio (one of my favorites), Fly Away Home, The Birds (scary), just to name a few; or read one of the Maximum Ride books by James Patterson; or play a trivia game about birds; or dance the chicken dance.

Everyday is a once in a lifetime chance; this day will never come again - make it the best it can be.

Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not much more valuable than they?