Remnants of Christmas!

Christmas Day 2009 may be over....

and a cold winter air has settled in.

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Still.....there's some Christmas leftovers....











and among them.....my favorite snowmen....

Could stay in and be warmed by the fire.....

or take a walk in the woods...in the snow.....

which would leave me.....thankfully tired....

for all those calories....I would burn...I know.

So on with the boots, scarf, hood, and, gloves.....

and out the back door....to venture and find.....

what might be on the grounds or above.....

or just in this imagination.....of mine.

Went to the top of the hill.....

Looked to my left and then right.....

did find a little church steeple....

and foot prints left in the night!

Some small prints were intermingled.....

Some?..... were they feathered or furred???

One.....was only a grape vine tendril.....

maybe knocked from above by a squirrel.

Returned home.....and warmed up with coffee.

There's remnants of Christmas.....everywhere.....

Snowmen by the towels you can see...

and even one by.....the kitchen ware!

There's children's past artwork still hanging....

all reminders that Santa was here!

Candy canes in cups are still dangling....

bringing back all those thoughts so dear!

Gifts for Alivia.....were a soft pink blanket....

....a book and a pink.....reclining chair.

She read of a little boy's lost mitten....

and animals that were willing to share.

Christmas was sweet and peaceful.....

with beautiful scenes of snow!

Making Wanda.....all the more thankful.....

for the Village of Bloggers....she's come to know!