reflections by Issi – part 2

prints in the snow

ohhhhhhhh…………..what do we have here?

……………a straight line to where…………?

.…………..can it be my beloved……………….

….the handsome neighborhood stud muffin?

~ words by Issi as told to mommy ~

** Note from mommy: We live on the Des Plaines River Trail, which is another word for an interstate highway for all sorts of wildlife. One in particular is ‘stud muffin’, who we know to be a coyote. We see them on occasion and Issi certainly smells them. They have the coolest tracks – single file. How they manage to walk in a single file line with 4 legs/paws is amazing.

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reflections by Issi – part 1

post walkie rest

as I walk in the snow

with my mommy in tow,

she sings a song

while I sniff along………………………………..

………….to be continued….

~ words by Issi as told to mommy ~

**Isabelle is still working on this piece – this is her first installment.**

a winter remedy

warm heart wrapped in hope

humor mixed with tolerance

winter survival

back at it……..

Des Plaines River Trail

free of the vortex

trekking beside phantom tracks

joy of snowshoeing

the quints

~ ~ ~ between my house and the trail ~ ~ ~

strength and elegance

guardians poised to protect

a silent presence

~ trailblazing ~

 

 

watery eyes,

runny nose,

freezing fingers,

burning toes ~

 

poles in hand,

laces secured,

ratchets tight,

crunching……. sounds…… underfoot ~ ~ ~

 

such a wonderful time ~ ~ walking in the snow ~ ~

with trails ahead

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a smile in tow!

 

……… just purchased a pair of snowshoes – so much fun!!!

 

sunrise in the ‘shire

 

 

a view from the deck

 

pines swaddled in white ~ ~ ~ asleep

on the edge of morn ~ ~ ~ envision

the beauty …………………………………. of a seeping sunrise.

 

 

 

polar weaponry

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a voracious bite

with invisible tendrils

each stinger packs heat

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from mid 50’s drab to ‘minus cold’ winter wonderland

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time to wake up…

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no more quiet sleep

the feathered reveille tweets

time to awaken

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Lake Defiance – Moraine Hills State Park

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ps:  When I shot this photo, I was looking at the various states of thawing.  It was not until I returned home that I saw the ‘closed eye lid’.  Can you see it? (left side, middle of the photo – reflection of the grass in the water).  Don’t you think it is about time for all of this winter nonsense to call it quits?

 

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Weekly Pet Challenge – Sydnee Pee’s Perspective

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another day,

more snow

falling from the sky

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humph.

February 17th, 2014

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mommy’s perspective minus
the nose drool on the glass

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Pee on her ‘bed’

I thought I would give the young lady a break from head wear…

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