Some of your favorite things....
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things.....
It's not lyrical, but I do love a fresh blanket of snow. All that frozen water on tree limbs and roof tops. Dressing the world in white. It smells good, too. Crisp cold air, so fresh, yet spiked with wood smoke. Starkly dark skies with dancing stars. Low moons that light the whole ground like a giant lantern, and move away quickly.
It's so peaceful and quiet. Little animals make no sounds, no chirping birds or squeaking squirrels. No insects. Just remnants of bunny foot prints when they hopped about in search for food. Deer walk so silently in their grandeur, never seen until they're gone. I like the fawn prints following their mama.
We have a local albino deer that everyone loves to glimpse, even once. She appears like a shadow or a ghost, makes you do a double-take. Did you see that, did I just see that? We also have a three-legged deer that hobbles along with her group. She was hit by a car, we figure. Haven't seen her in a couple of years now.
I love how my cats have a thick winter under coat, so fluffy and soft. Even indoor animals respond to seasons, that's rather fascinating. It's also fun to watch my kitties watch the snow falling, and crouch when they see some other animal out the window. A cardinal, a crow. The indoor prowl. We've tried to take them outside when it's cold, but they're prissy indoor ladies. They'd rather fall asleep by the fire, in a cardboard box. :)
