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ivan-ivanov 'seasons' animated by yuri norstein.  this video always gets me come winter!  i've probably posted it more than a few times.  if i have apologies!  it just has such a delicate magical tone to it.

lately the frost has been covering the grass and refracts tiny rainbow prisms inside each glob of ice crystal.  i'm happy to see the sight, but also feeling a little unprepared for winter.  often times, we drive around for a while after we drop c off at work.  little iris and myself roaming the countryside.  so far we've seen a mama doe and her family running in the woods, healthy and unphased by the weather.  it's also fun to spy a bunch of woodpeckers in the forest near the road.  one has already happened to be right in front of the car on the street as i was heading down a hill.

and


unusual images from the 'glass harmonica', russian animation...

and this movie...

and one for the road...
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