A Winter Awakening

It was BRRRR-freaking cold yesterday morning,
so I thought I'd take the hound for a walk.

The walk was really for me.
Things have been so busy,
as you know with
Dean and Dani and Nana ( medical stuff with her)
it was just time to get outside and walk
and breathe.

 Of course, I hit the trail behind our neighborhood.

 Since everyone else had the common sense
to stay indoors in the freezing temps,
Kota and I were the only ones there.
Which was great
so I could let her off the leash
and she ran around like only a lab can do...
zig-zagging,
hopping over brush
tearing up the trail
her tail wagging in delight and exhilaration!

I noticed every little thing...
like the shadows of weeds in the sparkly snow...

 the cactus (yucca?) still green
waiting for summer, like me.

 Kota noticed every.thing.too.

 And there's the little pond that my yahoos spend most days in the summer.
Barren, frozen, snow-covered.
The only sign of life
was the beaver's lodge on the north end.

 Ahhhh....those mountains.
I love those mountains.
You can't see Pikes Peak in this shot...
because it was hidden in the clouds.
But I feel better just knowing it's there
still the same.
Which reminds me how I feel about my faith
in Heaven and Heavenly things
and my Heavenly Father.

 I haven't seen His face,
but I've seen His miracles....
just like Hilary Weeks' sings about...

And when I turned to come home,
I came to this fork in the way,
reminding me
that I always have choices in Life,
and again,
feeling grateful that I know the way
Home.

Where do you go when you need to breathe?