Very cold. Walking a challenge, though Pax has not yet complained. We now have an hour and twenty minutes of light that we did not have at solstice time. So, as I've said before, If winter's here, can spring be far behind?

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Winter is a mood as well as a season.

On a calm lake at night one can row a small wooden boat across the stars.

There are places worth visiting that can only be reached by sitting silently in an empty room.

A paw print in the mud is enough.

A book of poems and a pot of tea are almost too much to handle.

--Leath Tonino