back to cold

this week has gone by, a rollercoaster

with porcupine visits every day or two.

porcupine has gotten very, very un-cautious.

so has the little deer,

and as we moved back into the deep freeze.

events...

i love my subaru, but our local dealer has not treated me well.

(except two of the sales people and one service guy) over the many years

i've dealt with them (they're the only one around).

this week i'd had it.

 after "having it" and all that that entailed,

i have new back brakes, snow tires on and beautiful, 

and the head gasket completed.

i sat in the waiting room 5 hours this week alone.

also, i've got a little respect.

i begin to feel like porcupine

who persists 

(nevertheless, she persisted)

balances precariously, 

goes where she wants,

gets a tummyful

and isn't too concerned what they think of her.

tippy top and precarious

with a teenager down below

symbiotic relationship

being at the edge of the trees is not scary

i've learned to adore edges.

taking risks

porcupine made a house call

while my hair gets more uninteresting with age and hormones

this one has some real excitement going on.

riding down low yesterday and almost falling it seemed,

but not at all.

tail works like a rudder and strong hands/feet do good work

the box elder that grows with this cedar

was cracking like breaks

repeatedly with the other trees

in this frigid weather.

more leavings for the teenaged whitetail

as temperatures plummeted and my toes froze up.

i'm happy that i can navigate the driveway now

observeed by eyes doing porcupine things

eating, watching, not very worried about me, but aware.

not worried 

just being porcupine eating arbor vitae.

so the hot and cold water froze in the kitchen

again and

i made cookies today,

watched silly british tv shows on the mac.

the dark comes later and later and YOU CAN SEE and FEEL it.

there were things i wanted to write about,

but it's all about cold and porcupines and cookies and 

arbor vitae.

not a bad week, after all.