wednesday's words and wanderings and wonderings

It's been a quiet week. Bitterly cold, lots of snow, but in between the gray and snow, there's been clear skies and sunshine. The nighttime sky has put on quite a show. The first full moon of the year shined brightly on Monday night the and the planets lined up nicely, too. The January full moon is known as the Wolf Moon and is derived from Native American culture, in which during this time wolf packs could be heard howling on the outskirts of villages. Sunsets have been lovely, too. I stand in my front yard and watch the sun go down, sometimes quietly, sometimes in a blaze of glory.

The full Wolf Moon with Mars in the lower right corner. 

Photo by Ann Schuermann 📷

In the lower left corner, the blob shining above the middle tree is Jupiter.

Lots of snow and in some places nowhere to put it. The snow plowers for the Kroger parking cut the parking lot in half with this big pile of snow. So many people turned down the barricaded rows in hopes of finding a parking spot on the "right side." It turned into a boondoggle when they wanted to back out and another car wanted to find a close spot.

Little errands: go to Office Depot to get a blank ink cartridge for my printer. While there, I found a birthday card for my daughter. Crossed two errands off in one place. Love when that happens.

Up and Running, an athletic apparel store that specializes in running shoes, has put out its Frozen Feet Challenge. Those who participate have to walk a minimum of one mile outside everyday from January 13 to February 23, six weeks of daily winter walking. It's a fun way of getting out and walking during these winter days.

I've getting back into my yoga 3-4 times per week routine . From Thanksgiving on, I didn't get much yoga in and the first time back it was quite obvious that I hadn't been moving and stretching much for the last seven weeks. It's so important to keep moving.

While cleaning out a drawer, I found a pair of socks that my dad wore probably as a teenager. If he were alive, he would have celebrated his 91st birthday on January 9. These are some old socks but so warm.