Was talking about bird footprints in the snow the other day, and look, Lucille has put some pictures on her blog, Useful or Beautiful.
1.How gratifying to see the apple I put out for the birds pecked into a mass of peaks and chasms.
2. It's such a relief to come off compacted and frozen snow, where I have been sliding and sinking by turns, and on to a gritted road.
3. Coming into a warm, bright house where there will be an evening of pizza and gaming.
Consolation, Effra and icing.
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