Walking the dogs in 25 degree weather which followed 40 degree weather which had followed 11 below

Wow.

Everything melted, everything froze. We had our choice on the morning walk of trying to navigate thick gray yellowish ripply ice that looks like the water froze all at once, streaming over the street and sidewalks in mid flow; or of breaking trail in crusted-over tired-looking six inch deep snow.

i think we expended a lot of calories.

And so I am having another Christmas cookie.

(Google image. I couldn't hang onto my dog and my balance and take a picture at the same time.)