"Snow was falling,
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness."
~ Mary Oliver

Advice from a squirrel:
"Look both ways when you cross the road / Plan ahead / Stay active / Eat plenty of fiber / Spend time in the woods / Go out on a limb / It's OK to be a little nuts!"

So true!

"Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives that they lived in the summer. They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through..." ~ Katherine May

"November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.
With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.
The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring."
~ Clyde Watson

This is where I live....beautiful Colorado