• Blankets of glitter cover the frozen ground.
    My eyes feel wide and awake as I stride alongside my
    dapple gray mare. She too looks ahead in the flurry.
    Hidden deep inside the sparkling, eager snowflakes stand
    the rigid skeletons of giant trees. As we ventured deep in the white shining
    blankets, and farther into the woods, I smelled the Cherry wood burning just ahead
    and knew we would soon be warming ourselves by the fire in our cozy cottage. heart