winter wonderland
tumblr is best for mixed-media posting; images, video, and all that other good stuff. But this blog is going to be very text-heavy, because that’s the way I lean. (And I’m not the best photographer.)
So instead of the poorly taken photo I didn’t post, try to imagine waking up this morning in the aftermath of yesterday’s snow storm, the first of the season. Last night, driving home, the flakes were nearly vertical against the windshield. I turned on my high beams for a moment, and was nearly blinded by the light reflecting and refracting against an impenetrable wall of white.
In the morning, I walked out into the pristine snow to take Bella, the dog out. Luckily, it was a satisfying two to three inches, enough to crunch into, but not enough to make walking in sneakers unpleasant. It was a proper winter wonderland, with every frosted tree glittering in the bright light. My only other favorite memory today was driving into the town center and seeing two cars with Christmas trees strapped to their tops. It’s impossible not to be cheerful this month, especially because now I’m going to sit down and make some gift wishlists!
My sister wants a goat. I wonder if she realizes what’s involved (beyond the chevre which is her goal). Actually she’s pretty good with animals, so maybe?
Aness, an Indian Muslim boy washs his goat outside his home in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
This was on last weekend, and glad I caught some of it (while cooking and writing emails). I think I like Return of the Jedi the best, out of all the sequels and prequels and cartoon series and whatever else (I of course, haven’t watched the cartoon series.) Return of the Jedi is simple and classic, and it’s serious but not as dark as all the son-fighting father and the brutality in some of the other films. Also, I like the idea that George Lucas shot it on a very low budget, and basically faked the idea of a rich, multilayered, multigenerational epic, without doing all the homework of a Tolkien. Of course, not doing the homework on the back story is probably why the sequels and prequels fall apart….. just saying.
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