PLAYING SANTA

It’s Christmas Day, and as I write this we’re snowed in due to the storm that paralyzed the university. Only idiots would go out in such weather, which is of course what Fenton and I did last night.
Long story short; the storm knocked out the power to the bee hive in the elm across the street. Since the elm is (somehow) connected to Tree, Tree was able to warn us and we got the bees over to our place before they froze.
To pass the time until their power returned they built wooden toys. Fenton and I took to the air in the middle of the storm, dodging gusts, freezing temperatures and owls. At the termite orphanage we dumped the toys down the chimney, giving the termite children a very happy meal.
The bees are now back in their warm home, and we’re ready to go to bed. We’ve sent greetings to our families back in Domain, and found a nice gift of honey from the bees. It’s been a pleasant respite from the drama involving Ms. Aura and her Group, which will pick back up next week. For now, however, we sleep.