Cozy Cat and Winter Wonderland

A beautiful snow fell overnight while darkness fell upon the earth. I woke up to a Winter Wonderland. I did not measure the snow but it looks like at least 15 inches or so. Fluffy and beautiful. No one is outdoors. Quiet neighborhood. Having a good snow fall makes us cocoon into our homes. I wonder what everyone is doing? Baking cookies. Movie watching. Blog surfing. Soon I will don my boots and clear off my steps just in case someone comes to shovel out my driveway. Hey, a girl can dream, can't she? (FYI: My friend's hubby is going to come shovel me out. What a blessing they are to me).

Don't worry about the cats. They are in "life is normal" mode around here. Peanut is cozying down in the picture above. Quite the peanut, isn't he?

Red in Winter is my favorite color

The last blizzard we had I could barely see the little red birdhouse sitting on the bakers rack out in the courtyard. Even my picture came out all too white because that was all I could see. White, white, white all over. Everything was buried. Then the snow melted. I placed a square of suet-wrapped birdseed on the rack and there he was. My beauty. My handsome red cardinal. The Mrs. came too, but my eyes were all aglow on gazing at him. He has visted each and every day and I am finding that I can get through another day of Winter by his visits. Turns out I love red in Winter!

The New Year 2009

Happy New Year! 2009! A year of new beginnings. New Year's Eve we had a snow fall and I captured these pictures from my back door. Signs of my Summer days on the courtyard now covered in Winter White. Sparkling; clean. Covered with a snow blanket from above. Now, I cannot tell a lie. I do not care for the cold Winter months and prefer Summer (ssshhhh). But, give me a camera as the snow falls, in my pjs, in my warm, cozy home with no place to go, and I will see all the beauty Winter has to offer me. Wishing you all a wonderful blessed New Year filled with everyday joys.