It is very cold again, -10 here this morning, Maria thinks of the animals often, she goes out every morning with bits of alfalfa, bread scavenged from restaurants, grain sometimes, bits of carrots. The animals gather around her in a circle, the Peaceable Kingdom, they are all patient, they gather around her in a circle,  I can sometimes see the warmth from her emotions, from her big heart move through the cold air to them, it is sustaining for them, they value the food, they value the attention.