Tom Coughlin, head coach of the Super Bowl winning New York Giants, spoke about the importance of having a player like quarterback Eli Manning in a leadership role for the Giants.

The New York Times quoted Coughlin: “Eli stood up in the team meeting the other day and said a lot of things that were responded to not only by the young kids, but by the veterans as well…I think that the information gathering and sharing of information from someone who has been there and succeeded, that can be extremely valuable.”

When I was a boy my mom’s parents, my grandparents, liked to call me “Scotty the scientist.” Then, and now, it fits.

I love to learn; about you, our family, our friends, our neighbors, and about our neighborhood squirrels.

 Yesterday I showed you a picture of “White Paws.” 

 White Paws lives in the tree in our backyard.

 This summer my wife Amy loved sitting in our   backyard. She loved to read and to listen and watch  the birds who visited our yard. This year she expanded her bird house collection and feeding schedule.