spruceblue

Vee - 1. Fresh snow, a new start White blanket covers the land. The lady does not move. 2. What makes a lady? What stays even beyond death? Sophistication. 3. The frozen forest glistens under the moonlight beautiful as ever. 4. Red throat and white face Crown of ice, robe of cedar Queen of the forest. 5. My icicles shine like the diamonds I treasured. But I do miss shoes. Bram - 6. A wild thicket grows In the heart of the forest. "Go away," says Bram. 7. Evening in the woods His favorite time of the day A nightjar cries out. 8. Berries red and black - Summertime is here at last. But beware the thorns! 9. Birds flit through the sky.

The sun had already sank below the horizon, the last vestige of its light painting the sky dark blues and purples, when Salix awoke from his nap. It'd been a taxing day thus far and he appreciated the rest, but now the gnawing pang of hunger was growing stronger and he needed to do something about it. It was time to hunt. The snek heaved his bulk off of the rock on which he'd been resting, his tongue reaching out to taste the cooling air and his eyes adjusting to the dark. Where to go? The unfamiliarity of the territory he was now occupying leaned heavy on his mind. He was unsure of typical prey patterns in this area, so he'd just have to win