Snow Bake

I just walked through Oak Hill cemetery and then played in the snowy Bouley ballfield with Lily and three kids from the neighborhood while my leftover potatoes and onions were baking in the Dutch oven. As we entered the park the boys spotted a fluorescent lime green softball stuck up in the bare tree. I found a stick and poked at the ball and it fell out of the tree. Then we all took turns throwing the ball for Lily. It sank into the foot-deep snow and Lily ran like a bunny chasing it and the boys raced after her as she fished it out of the deep snow. This game was repeated for over an hour! Sometimes Lily couldn't find the ball but the boys did. They made snow angels too. This morning Lily ran with the neighbor's black Labrador, Xena, running in high speed circles in our snow-filled backyard. Hurray for the crescent moon on the shortest day! And a warm supper and warm dry socks on a cold night.