The Land of Sparkle and Shine

Much to my surprise, when I awoke on Sunday morning, the ice was still on the trees, and when the sun hit it, it was like an engraved invitation. Out we went into the cold morning, hiking up Tow Hill into the gamelands. This is a view along the side of the road as we walked up Tow Hill. All of the pretty little trees were covered in icy bits that shone like sparkling diamonds.

Here is a song for that: It's called Sparkling Diamonds, on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, but you know the song as Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, by Nicole Kidman & Jim Broadbent & Lara Mulcahy & Caroline O'Connor & Natalie Mendoz.