A Thrill of Hope

It is so nice outside right now - Pascal and I are playing at the beach and there's a whole flock of birds having a bath in the river and while the air is cold, the sun is shining warm. We played tag under evergreens and birches, threw rocks and sticks into the water, and Pascal is currently jumping off of a big flat rock onto snow-dusted grass. It feels like a promise, a thrill of hope that there's still summer in the world, and at some point it will come back to us. 

Four little freckles have just appeared on Pascal's nose and I'm dying over the cuteness of it. I hadn't expected him to be freckly, and it's adorable. 

Wishing you a Christmas as easy and merry and bright as this day, lovely friends. 
Xo.