We got snow! 
A gloriously bright sunshine 
Greeted us for the afternoon
Even though it was bitter cold
outside

White on green and 
white covering the ground
all made new in in-roads
To here and there

Critters 
lounging in the trees
Some Sun bathing
Some not

Jeffry ~ a good neighborhood squirrel 
grabbed some peanuts 
and scurried to the trees

Where he took up his usual residency in his favorite recliner chair
Then lavishly went to work nibbling away on one single peanut 

So we made a plan 
to just check and see which kind of grub he would grab

We laid out in primary colors, ~
red, orange & green
gummy worms 
upon a trail of white snow  across a tree branch byway

Now waiting 1,- 2, -3!
No takers
No one?

Went back and checked again
Not one worm taken
Jeffry had voted
By not showing up

We got snow!
A magic snow
That came out to play ~

Jeffry in his recliner chair nibbling on peanut
Curious but hesitant
Gummy worm trail