Cozy

I used to be a "summer."  I thought I was, anyway.  Come to find out I am a true blue "winter."  It is difficult to think of the word "cozy," which is one of my favorite words in the English language, in the heat and humidity of an Indiana summer; but let's take just a couple of minutes and explore the same word during a rainy, cold Sunday afternoon.  Feel the difference?

Heat and humidity cozy:  Sweat.

Cold, rainy, winter Sunday cozy:  Flannel PJs all day long, hot cocoa, a good book, your old faithful Dachshund, your old faithful boyfriend/hubby, and an entire day of football on TV. 

Feel the difference?  Of course you do!  There is nothing not cozy about a winter's day in Indiana.  Unless you have to go outside for some reason.  

Here is a challenge...snuggle up in your PJs, make a cup of hot herbal tea, bake a pecan pie to eat while still warm.  Then tell me you don't feel that coziness factor!  If you don't, well, I can guess you don't live in south-central Indiana on this particular Sunday afternoon!  Or maybe you do not own a pair of flannel PJs (Big Lots has them on sale for $15.00 per pair)!  

Raising a cup of hot lemon/mandarin orange tea and wishing you were here with me!  xxoo

MY Week in Photos...Inspired by my cousin.

First, it snowed.

Then I had my 54th birthday lunch at Black Buggy.

And dessert I did not need, but man was it good!

Then we had a full moon.

Then it snowed.

And it snowed the next day, too.

Then it got really icy.

Then it snowed.

Then I started dreaming of Spring!

The Feathered Community - A Short Story in Photos

"Okay, I think we might be lost...don't panic! WHERE ARE WE?"

"Look, Bozo!  I saw that seed first so technically it's mine!  Hurry and get your feathery little, ahem cute, red tail off of my food!  Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!"

"Why would I be embarrassed?  Embarrassed?  Me? Those stupid Finches were just wasting this food.  I am NOT too big for this feeder, just leave me alone!" 

"Uh, Mrs. Cardinal, see me?  This is how we do it.  We find a large Cardinal bell that we can comfortably hang on without tipping it upside down...like this.  See me?  Are you looking?  Over here!"

"Still not embarrassed, but a little claustrophobic."

"Oh, my, I hate it when they fight.  It just ruins the cadence of the whole day!  Oh, my, oh, my!"  "Look, sweetheart, don't let it ruin your day and...hey!  Don't bury yourself again!  THAT was embarrassing!  I looked all day for you!"