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Geez, I love January! It's nearing 11:00 PM; supper has been
over for 3 hours and my friend and I have shared a bottle of
wine and a couple glasses of dry sherry in front of his fireplace. It's time to head home. I
put on my mukluks, my scarf, my fur hat with the fur lined
ear flaps, my coat, and finally my gloves. As I head out the
door I have to block the entrance so that the Chocolate Lab
that is so used to walking across the lake with me doesn't
get out...........she's staying here tonight. As I leave, I turn on
the flashlight so that I can find my way along the meandering
path in the snow through the woods, past the shed, past the
old cabin, along the dock, and finally out onto the lake.
Now I can turn the flashlight off because the snow cover and
the clear sky (even with the absence of the moon) provide
enough light to find my way along the wide curving snowmobile
track that is my easiest route home. I have to stop several
times along the way to savor the silence and the shadowy scenery. Geez, I love January!
The wind, although it's blowing toward my
face, is not as bad as I thought it would be, so in spite of
the 10 below zero temperature I pull the scarf down from over
my mouth and nose. After
walking a mere half mile over the ice, I'm at the shore by
cabin # 6. The snowmobile path goes up onto the shore and
across the sidewalk (which has been recently shoveled) to my
house. I'm home again..........in spite of the wine and the cold
and the wind. Geez, I love January!
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