My Birthday

 It was a rough day.  Here are some happy highlights:

• First thing this morning I went outside with Aesop, our dog, for his morning quick walk.  I love the freshly fallen snow and Aesop seems to as well.

• It has been one year since we got our cats Nanni and Winston.  Of course I didn't have my camera when they were being cute this morning.
• I forced myself out of the house in the afternoon for a nice walk with Aesop.  Despite having a cold I really wanted to have more of a real walk in the snow.

Turkey footprints.

• Keziah colored Gideon's hair and he is super happy with it.  It looks great on him.

Christmas green!

• Keziah and I held an online court today where we officially gave out three awards.  After, we kept the Google Meet open and got to virtually visit with many friends from the Barony that we haven't seen in a while.
• Getting love and support from --K and other friends and family.
• The sun shone and now the Christmas tree is lit up.

• I took some coughing, sneezing, stuffy head, fall down on the floor and go boom medicine...

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Currently listening to: The Autobiography of Santa Claus, as told to Jeff Guinn.

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Black Cat

This morning I counted the boxes for me to go through.  There were nineteen.  I have only reduced that number by one.  I went through just over three boxes.  I don't think that is good odds.  There are more things to be donated and a bunch to burn or recycle.  That is good.  Other happy things from today:

• There are Halloween decorations up around town.  Out on my walk, next to a mailbox, I saw a stack of three pumpkins and a black cat silhouette.  The cat silhouette was just right, with the tail curved hook like and a slightly arched back.  I thought about how as a driver, in the right lighting, I might be concerned that the cat would run in front of the car.  Walking I observed the foliage and when I looked back, the cat was gone!  It was a real cat that looked from my distance like a decoration.

I wish I took a picture while the cat was there.

• Leaves fall onto evergreen bows and decorate them like Christmas trees.  Seeing this, I always wonder if this is somehow part of the beginnings of decorating trees.

• Without using any hair ties, I attempted the last Viking hairstyle from this video.  I've done variations before.  I'm kind of pleased with how it came out this time.

• More fall foliage pictures and sunset (and my fingers).

Sunset.

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Currently reading: Mount Washington A Guide and Short History, by Peter E. Randall.


Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.