Bare ground or snow covered, the winter woods is magical. I am in my element. Yesterday four deer broused a mossy bank where in any other season they'd be invisible to me. This morning I watched 42 wild turkeys run single file through the woods. Stone walls have reappeared. Shapes, texture, light and shadow. Have you ever listened to the sound of the water bubbling in an icy stream?
..Welcome 2015!!
It seems impossible that we have finally arrived in a year that once existed in the realm of science fiction. But here we are. It's exciting, to have a new year stretching out ahead, full of possibilities. We've got a few new things planned, tricks up our sleeves. Mostly, we'll see how it rolls. For today, we celebrated the first day by doing what we usually do (weather and location permitting); we went to walk by the sea. I pack snacks and champagne. Today, because it was cold and windy, there was a big pot of soup.. beef with vegetables, barley and mushrooms. We played music and enjoyed the scenery. We ate, walked and ate some more. We saw the sun set over the Atlantic.
Just before sunset, as we headed back to the van, we came across a young doe. She stood about 10 feet off the path eating, totally unafraid of us. We stood watching her for about five minutes. Then the wind finally drove us on. It was a magical moment, in equally magical light.
My wish for this year is that we open our eyes and our hearts to the magic. That we see it when we find it and that we find it often.
Did you know that there are meteors tonight and tomorrow night? Dress warmly.
Judy, Happy New Year! What an amazing experience with the doe. Its a good omen for 2015!
I love the way you and Chris started 2015 – sounds like a beautiful day!
Beautiful way to start 2015. We plan a little run to the mountains tomorrow. They are as close as we can get to the wonders of the sea. Happy New Year!
happy New Year to you and Chris! Love how you rang the New Year in! Beautiful scenery and doe.
Happy New Year! Such a beautiful way to start.
I can hardly remember.. there was so much to be done.
I celebrated by making a batch of wine biscuits, something I haven't done in a long time. I can't imagine why I stopped. I sort of forgot all about them. After finishing the last holiday job last week, we drove up to the hill to buy olives, cheese, bread sticks and wine biscuits. When I finished the last one, I remembered.
What a wonderful weekend you had! I’m questioning what a wine biscuit would taste like.
Sounds like a wonderful weekend! We have rain. Yummy looking wine biscuits. I had to Google to learn more. 🙂
Rain here. Wish it was your snow. Wine biscuit? Not familiar.
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Your world looks cold and frozen, but I wouldn’t mind a walk through your magical woods.
Too cold out there for me! But I’ll gladly look from the window!
Ice like downturned trumpets! And you counted every turkey, too!
Although I havent first hand experience, I know for certain that your woods are magical, too.
J
Now that photo is spectacular! I can see faces in the icy stream. I saw a turkey vulture up close today while driving home from the gym. Flew right at my car and landed in the middle of the road to get some squirrel jerky. Huuuge wingspan. So magnificent.