The beauty of nature

The day is gorgeous. The first snow of the season crunches with each step. From the left a breeze picks up...it is warm. It completely wipes away the chill from the air.  It smells of pine. For one bizarre moment I feel the need to touch the snow at my feet, just to make sure that it is still cold. How can the air be warm when there is snow all around? The warm breeze picks up again, almost as if it senses my doubt. I smile at it and turn to continue walking.

 

 

The trail twist and turns, as it winds through the trees. There, on top of the snow, barely a few centimeters deep, are bunny foot prints. Almost as if the bunnies had figured out a way to fly across the snow, leaving only a whisper of a print behind. I feel the sudden urge to leave my own hand print next to it. For a silly moment I can almost imagine the bunny coming back and sniffing all puzzled at my strange hand print. Everything is so quiet. There is only the crunch of the snow and the sounds of the distant stream to accompany me. The silence is peaceful, calm.

Czari has been gone too long and I start yelling for him. A few minutes later a large shadow is moving to the right. Zuzi stops at my feet and starts sniffing in the same direction. I tense for a moment, scan the shadows...

Czari comes out silently from among the trees. He steps into the light and lies down. I notice steam rising around him and laugh at the effect.

 
And...there is something is his mouth...something furry...

Fresh rabbit, anyone?

Until next time...enjoy nature! In whatever way best suits you... ;)