{"id":186,"date":"2009-01-23T12:59:21","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T20:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.wordpress.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2009-01-23T12:59:21","modified_gmt":"2009-01-23T20:59:21","slug":"sparkles-on-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"Sparkles on the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The snow in front of our deck and down the hill is smooth and deep.\u00a0 But the really neat thing about it is the layers of ice crystals on top of the snow, laid down by the freezing fog.\u00a0 Today we have very bright sunshine and it is making little rainbows on the ice crystals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_187\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187\" title=\"sparkles\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/sparkles.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkles on the snow, rough texture but so fragile\" width=\"460\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/sparkles.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/sparkles-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sparkles on the snow, rough texture but so fragile<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bright sunshine this time of year does translate directly to cold temperatures.\u00a0 This morning the low was +5F (-15C), and this weather pattern is going to continue until tomorrow evening when snow is supposed to move into the area.\u00a0 That means we need to do our grocery shopping early.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_188\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"size-full wp-image-188\" title=\"smooth\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/smooth.jpg\" alt=\"Smooth with sparkles and shadows\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/smooth.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/smooth-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smooth with sparkles and shadows<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_189\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189\" title=\"smoooth2\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/smoooth2.jpg\" alt=\"More snow pictures - makes me smile\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/smoooth2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/smoooth2-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More snow pictures - makes me smile<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This morning while I was working, I had to multi-task with throwing a mouse.\u00a0 Mishkin has been playing with this freshly caught mouse for five hours straight, so far today.\u00a0 Right now he&#8217;s lounging on the shelf under the end table next to my chair, and waiting patiently for me to stop doing unnecessary things on my computer and get back to the important work of throwing his toy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_190\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190\" title=\"have-mouse\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/have-mouse.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Well....  I'm ready!!!&quot;\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/have-mouse.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/have-mouse-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Well....  I&#39;m ready!!!&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t he look so expectant?\u00a0 He totally adores these toy mice and he has stashed them all over the house, under every piece of furniture and appliance.\u00a0 We gather them up, a mouse round-up as it were, and put them in a drawer.\u00a0 When he drowns them in his water dish and they get too water logged, that is when we throw them away.\u00a0 Silly kitty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The snow in front of our deck and down the hill is smooth and deep.\u00a0 But the really neat thing about it is the layers of ice crystals on top of the snow, laid down by the freezing fog.\u00a0 Today we have very bright sunshine and it is making little rainbows on the ice crystals. 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