{"id":3458,"date":"2012-12-19T11:36:54","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T18:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=3458"},"modified":"2012-12-19T11:36:54","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T18:36:54","slug":"you-can-almost-feel-the-fur-coats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=3458","title":{"rendered":"You can almost feel the fur coats&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, after we&#8217;d had a heavy snowfall, I took the dogs for a walk in the woods. The forest had a very Narnia feel about it. I imagined Mr. Tumnus with his parcels and little umbrella around every tree (and it also made me think that I need to get a lamppost <a href=\"http:\/\/journal.neilgaiman.com\/2011\/02\/once-youve-got-lamppost.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">like Neil Gaiman<\/span><\/a>). Look at the photos below, and tell me if you agree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3459\" title=\"snowy trees 1\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest-path.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3460\" title=\"forest path\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest-path.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest-path.jpg 480w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest-path-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3483\" title=\"forest\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest.jpg 480w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/forest-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3461\" title=\"snowy trees 2\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3463\" title=\"snowy trees 3\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/snowy-trees-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The dogs had a good time, too, following invisible trails of scent, collecting snowball boots on their legs. They both love the snow. Love it. Muppet will literally burrow through it, while Coral bounds across it like a deer. Here are some pics I snapped of them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dogs-snow-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3470\" title=\"dogs &amp; snow 1\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dogs-snow-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dogs-snow-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dogs-snow-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3484\" title=\"muppet 2\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/coral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3471\" title=\"coral\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/coral.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/coral.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/coral-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Coral<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3472\" title=\"muppet\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/muppet-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Muppet<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And early this morning I woke up to find we&#8217;d had a few little night visitors right up against the front porch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/little-night-visitors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3474\" title=\"little night visitors\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/little-night-visitors.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/little-night-visitors.jpg 640w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/little-night-visitors-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I think they must have come by at different times, or the place where the tracks intersect would probably look quite different.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, after we&#8217;d had a heavy snowfall, I took the dogs for a walk in the woods. 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