The ugliest photo of a most beautiful sunset. The colors in the sky were so intensely blue and pink that the camera sensor couldn’t cope with them all. The disgusting HDR outlined trees, the loss of textures, the dark foreground… sometimes the camera you have with you isn’t up to the task.

Saturated blue and pink sunset through winter trees with snow covered deck in the foreground. The colors and light look unnatural as the camera struggles to capture them

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

Our local birds (apparently, starlings) made the most of the sun with today’s single-digit temperatures.

Snow covered multi-story house with many birds huddling together in the sun on the roof

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

One more walk in the winter wonderland before it all melts in tonight’s warm-up.

Perspective view down a snow covered sidewalk flanked by large trees

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

Today I got to experience the second most perfectly cooked egg I’ve ever had the pleasure to eat. (The first being an egg I ate in Paris.) So good that I had to share with the internet.

Fried egg on a bun sitting on a grey stoneware plate

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

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

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