Running Around in the Circle

Peerless cold, crispy morning run with the pups who were beyond happy to find snow!.
In the evening went to the opera - again, this time live with Opera North for Butterfly - which gets me mad and sad every time - intriguing for me, I presume others too, to watch this through the lens of #metoo.
Art however beautiful, and believe me this was beautiful, is never far away from the counterpoint of the madness of our lives.

and after Tosca on Saturday the bonus of only one suicide and no murders or executions - gives one cause to be hopeful