Monday’s glorious snows are melting tonight. Everything a patchwork of ice and bare patches. The only ones happy are drivers along the roads.

Foggy evening view of a hill covered in melting snow with a black iron fence in front

So happy to have more bird friends stopping by to take advantage of the winter berries behind our house. It makes the winter less bleak to have them fluttering about.

Two robins sitting in a low tree in the snow

The house is asleep
The cat all curled up and warm
I watch the snow fall

Rolling mound of newly fallen snow

Continuing the tradition of making snow friends to check in on us from the window.

A person turned away from the camera wearing a black hooded coat makes small snowmen along the windowsill as more snow falls in the foreground

The kid’s school has been cancelled for a second day due to single-digit temperatures. Walking out to get our mail quickly had me agreeing with their decision.

Back of multiple, single-story condos covered in snow with orange sunset reflecting off of their roofs

We really miss being able to directly feed our local birds so it’s exciting to see that our trees are up to the task. A group of house finches came by the window while I was admiring the snow.

Female house finch eating red berries from a snow covered tree

As much as I love the snow, I’m glad I only have a cat. 😸

Snow covered neighborhood street with man in an orange coat walking his orange dog towards a red fire hydrant

Started the day with an appreciative walk in the newly falling snow.

Snow covering a short stone wall with a red lantern in front of two full pine trees

I’ve had my fill of traveling and I’m looking forward to staying in one place for a good while.

Roadside view of the sun rising over rolling fields and several trees. The metal crash barrier is distorted by the speed of travel.

🎼 Should all the lyrics be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should all the lyrics be forgot
to old lang syne?
🎶

Happy New Year everyone!

Sunrise over silhouetted black landscape

I’m convinced that Dune’s “spice” is just post apocalyptic coffee.

Related: We finally have coffee in the house again.

Florida shines a lovely goodbye as we drive back to the frozen north.

A well and truly spent Christmas Day. Time for a long winters nap.

Christmas cookie decorated with yellow frosting, tree eyes, and sprinkle mouth

I don’t agree that winter “starts” on December 21 this year because these aren’t autumn footsteps.

Footsteps in shallow snow

It’s been far too gloomy for my liking lately but these cloud textures made for a beautiful sunset.

Blue sky covered in soft, puffy clouds that fade at their edges

Try as we might, the kid and I couldn’t achieve the majestic look of this poor stuffed bear. Probably because we were laughing too hard.

a man in a hat and a girl with long hair trying to mimic a taxidermy bear behind glass
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