A light dusting of snow came

giving the twisted mesquite trees a powdered 

sugar icing.  By noon, it was all gone.

I decided to  dress my worn and weathered scarecrow,

Gertrude, for the holidays.

This season she is wearing a dark floral print dress

with an embellished red jacket

instead of a straw hat, I placed a woolen knit

hat on her head and then tied a pretty scarf 

around that.

a spray of holly and pine cones work as an accent

she is holding a decorative basket of pine cones

her metal cat Zoey has a festive ribbon with a bell

and this year, a chicken has joined the group.

my little banty hens, along with my lone Ameraucana hen

are giving me a good supply of eggs, much needed for the upcoming 

holiday baking. 

If an egg is broken from an outside force, 
life ends.

If an egg is broken from an inside force,

then life begins.

Great things happen from the inside!

Here's wishing you the best 

inside and out!