Day 23: Today I'm grateful for...

Each day of November, I've been posting something I'm grateful for on Facebook. 

I've already said "my morning walks" so today I thought I'd elaborate.

Today I'm grateful for...

...rain and raindrops...

...morning walks with my puppies and clear pools in too-long-dry creek beds...

...autumn colors...

...and my home in the Hollow.

"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today.  Have you used one to say "thank you?" " 

~William A. Ward

A Snow-Covered Morning (part 1)

My northern friends and family may roll their eyes 

at the classification of Winter Wonderland given to an inch of snow

and I might, too, if I had days, weeks, months of snow as they do,

But I don't.

Having all conditions come together just the right way 

to allow delicate snowflakes to fall from the sky above these hills

comes close to being a miracle.

And we treat it as such.

Besides, as a friend said,

Snow makes cold magical!

See what I saw on my snow-covered morning...

Looking down the little creek bed...

Tom's Project #2017: windmill

Belle meets Snow. 

Max, just because he's cute.

Around the little pond...

Holly, splashes of red...

Brrr... by this point my hands were frozen! 

Time for some hot coffee and a break in front of the wood-burning stove. 

Stay tuned for Part 2 of my snow-covered morning...

A Walk in Long Hollow

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.

Albert Schweitzer

Wild Mustangs...

...rambling wild and free. 

I'm thinking jam... 

...or perhaps Mustang Grape Wine?

I see a new hobby on the horizon.