Can you see them? I finally figured out how to enlarge the detail and now I can show you the animals in the field across the road.

We see deer there nearly every day. Every delivery person who comes comments on seeing them there. And I often see cars stopping just in front of our place and backing up a bit to get a better look.

They are such gorgeous creatures and I never tire of seeing them or admiring their beauty.

P.S. Do you mind that I cheated a bit and took this picture this morning?

We’ve had rain and temps above freezing all week, and last night when I went to bed, there was no snow to be seen. I thought I’d show you a real contrast from last week.

Alas, this is what I awoke to. That’s a main highway out there. There’s a wind gusting to 50 mph from the south (?!), which is the other side of the house, that blowing a icy mist of snow across the roads.

The sun is very bright today and the sky achingly blue. I thought you might enjoy this study in shadows, looking north.

It’s been a bleak day after a couple of days of bright sun and biting cold.

The bit of snow on the field across the road reminds me that I chose the main color scheme for my house–gold with white trim–from this field. Given the lack of sunlight this afternoon, the colors are not shown at their best.

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Busy couple of days and so I didn’t get this posted on Friday. But I didn’t want to miss showing you the colors.

The rain on Friday was soft, almost a mist, and what little wind there was was not from the north. The day was almost warm.

The wet had saturated the grasses in the field and on the lawn, bringing out the jewel tones in this bit of creation.

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It’s been a bonus week of lovely (almost) mild & sunny weather and the weather office promises a couple of more days like this. We’re enjoying while we can.

The lovely golden leaves on the alder are all gone, so I’m focusing this week on the field across the road.

The white dot on the far side of the field is one of my cats hunting mice. Hunters shot a deer in the woods there last week - way, way not far enough away from the road and houses.

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Not being camera-savvy, I couldn’t get the picture beyond the window this week. The lens would record only the ice on the pane.

At 4 p.m., it’s as dark as night, the wind is howling and blowing the trees and the sleety rain horizontal.

What a change from last week!

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These are some highlights of my week. For the details, see my blog at the Grace in Small Things site.

1. The smell of wood fires

2. No traffic lights within a 40 minute drive

3. My well-worn casserole cookbook

4. Watching my grandson explore the yard, and drive Grampa’s lawn tractor

5. Talking to my sister for the first time in a while

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These are some highlights of my week. For the details, see my blog at the Grace in Small Things site.

1. Our grandson is here!

2. The boy gives great hugs

3. Discovering quaking aspens

4. Hearing that my friend’s son (who I thought could do ANYthing - and do it right the first time) put too much expanding foam in her door.

5. Photo of the week: Lobster Bisque

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1. The smell & warmth of a wood fire in the furnace

2. Being able to walk through the side entry again

3. Wingfield Farm on DVD

4. Home-made chocolate chip cookies

5. Pumpkin buttocks

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1. Celebrating (happily) our 20th wedding anniversary

2. Being warm inside while it rains and blows outside

3. The recent HBO movie Grey Gardens starring Drew Barrymore & Jessica Lange. See it!

4. Edgar, one half of our dynamic cat duo, arrived home after two days gone, with only minor injuries (a claw wound just below his right eye)

5. Hitting the triple digits (entry #100) on Grace in Small Things

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1. A new journal - an unexpected gift from a friend

2. A new haircut

3. Results of my bone density scan: I have the bones of a 30-year-old!

4. Two hours of sun on the back deck

5. Reading in bed

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1. A generous sponsor who allowed me to watch the entire three days of the Send Out Cards United We Send convention, via live-streaming from Salt Lake City

2. The smell of roasting pork with apples & saurkraut

3. The Julia Child & David Letterman video that Schmutzie posted

4. Scratchy clean outdoors-smelling towels, fresh from the line.

5. How my cats come running together across the yard when I call them for supper

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1. A cookbook that I read like a novel Junior’s Cheesecake Cookbook

2. Having my summer clothes all packed up, including those needing ironing so…

3. My ironing pile has gone down by half!

4. A full night’s sleep

5. Bed socks

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1. My heating pad

2. A Marimba band performing in the village club

3. With no cover charge

4. Incredibly blue skies & golden sun

5. Date squares from the Mennonite bakery

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1. Finding the ventilation on my Air Cast

2. Cool breezes

3. Making plans for our grandson to visit

4. Friends who insist they must clean my house

5. Cream for my “crutches’ underarm rash”.

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1. Cooler temperatures - at least temporarily

2. Extra fans to share with friends

3. Homemade vegetable-lentil soup

4. Poached eggs on toast

5. Phone calls from concerned friends

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1. Clean sheets

2. Two paying gigs in two nights!

3. The Fabled Pig ham sandwich

4. Sent home on glass plates

5. That we’re trusted to return.

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