Currently: Sunday, January 13

Cold snow crunches underfoot, noses crinkle in a morning walk. 19 young chickens are getting tougher in their coop, and our chores got easier with a new hand-me-down heated waterer.  Squirrels and birds have found the spill of corn near the barn, even under a layer of leaves and snow.  A perfect set of wing prints in the new morning powder show the landing spot of one magpie.  This evening that little patch of white remains untouched, surrounded by criss-crossing paths of footsteps from many trips to the barn, imprints of a busy day.  It's left, a rare smooth patch,  a small trace of beauty from winged neighbors, too special to disturb.