We twa hae run about the braes

We didn't pu’d the gowans fine, though, since it is winter. 

But over the Xmas holiday, I managed to get my nieces and nephews out for a walk in the semi-woodsy field, telling them we were going on a search (!) for scat (!). ["Aunt Maggie, do we find scat on the ground? How will we know if we found it?"] We found deer, rabbit, and coyote scat; tracks from those animals, plus from turkeys and something mink-like; and a deer carcass. I was glad to see my youngest niece wasn't too scarred from seeing the deer entrails, and still managed to enjoy her spray can whipped cream. 

My dad, BIL, SIL and brother decided to join us on our scat
hunt. Here's a subset of us, with my photobomber nephew.

Give this kid some more sugar!

Piper and I got in some decent walks in the woods, ON the snow and IN the rain, tracking deer.

Mom and I spent some evening quiet time doing some color-by-number mosaics and putting together a felt succulent garden kit, which was fun, but I think I'd like to put together some living succulents.

Dan and I got our fat bikes out on this nicely groomed trail system near my most northern set of parents' house. I was reminded that biking up short hills in the snow is challenging and, that if the conditions in MSP are amenable to such things this winter (climate change has been messing with this lately), I will be in much better spring cycling shape. I am not kicking the year off with a ride as in some years, but am still optimistic about what 2019 will bring, both on the bike and off. 

We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet. (What's the forward-looking version of the phrase "auld lang syne"?)

Voluntary parking meter in Minoqua, WI -
proceeds go to the food shelf

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/GoMaggieGo