You know, back in the 50's, when we were kids, we used to spend a lot of time in winter looking out the window at the bird feeder. Cardinals, especially, looked nice against a snowy landscape.
Couple years ago we were at the old home place in rural VA when an ice storm struck, no electricity for 3 days. No TV, no Nintendo operational, what a delight! OTOH, most of that part of the county got bombed every evening after about the first day.
Feeding the birds is something that LSA has done for years; we have an electric heater in one of the bird baths, the other birdbath resembles Snoopy's friend Woodstock hockey rink. Since the hawks have our front yard birdfeeder on their route, it doesn't get near the activity that it once did.