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iHanna's avatar

Happy new creative year Jude - & Solo!

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Susan Hemann's avatar

so sweet! Are they hungry?

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Daffodil Angel's avatar

Happy new year Jude from down under 🦘🐨

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Jude Hill's avatar

Backatcha!

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Martha Bilski's avatar

well so it is. Happy NYEE. Deer in winter like a good salt lick.

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Jude Hill's avatar

Good to know...

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Judith Baker's avatar

That poor deer looks like she's been searching through the snow for food. A bale of hay would be a lovely gift.

Stay warm; spring will arrive sometime.

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Jude Hill's avatar

She found my herb garden under the snow.

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Dee Mallon's avatar

I love your close observations and fabulous photos of the deer.

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Jude Hill's avatar

The photo was a surprise, taken through the window even...

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Jana Jopson's avatar

Oh, such wonder in the wild! I just loved seeing this photo.

Right at the window ... a curious visitor. Thank you!

Here in southeast Tennessee we dropped 17 degrees overnight

for a 2-day cold front. Appreciating heat, water, tea and a little

dog to warm my lap.

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Jude Hill's avatar

Yes, wild weather everywhere! They come to the windows often, at ground level.

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Nancy's avatar

Just put your arms around that.little cutie!!

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Jude Hill's avatar

Wish I could!

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Marilee Reyes's avatar

What a sweet face, and look at the winter coat.

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Jude Hill's avatar

Yeah, looking a bit donkey-like.

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Zann Carter's avatar

Hello from Indiana - where we went from 67 to 17 in about 8 hours Sunday night, a tornado in a nearby town, then a constant, chilling wind for a day. My bedroom/studio is the former attic with no connection to the central heat (other than what rises up the stairs.) A small space heater warms the room to tolerable and there's nothing like a nice hot water bottle tucked at the foot of the bed. Stitching, weaving, writing, reading - it's a cosy situation at the moment.

I am in sync w all the wishes for a gentler 2026 with some magic sparkles here and there. My word of the year is EASE... <3

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Jude Hill's avatar

I cannot believe the wide range of weather conditions in the last 48 hrs. Crazy! And wonderful. Bread in the oven!

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Ozzie Nogg's avatar

Dear, deer.

Stay safe and well, Jude.

Happy you're back.

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Jude Hill's avatar

👋

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MaryJo Fisher's avatar

Hello back! Keep warm, and well.

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Jude Hill's avatar

Trying!🙃

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Valerianna Claff's avatar

Sure is!

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Jude Hill's avatar

Geez!

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C russell's avatar

Great photo. Looks like you were very very close. What a treat.

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Jude Hill's avatar

Looking in the window.

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Eefke van der Haar-Warffemius's avatar

A real beauty she is ...

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Jude Hill's avatar

So so beautiful.

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June-Etta Chenard's avatar

Hello, Jude. I hope that you are keeping warm (in every way) during this very cold spell. Thank you for sending me this e-mail, and for sharing your tender photo. I'm grateful to hear from you — this past year has been one of great upheaval for me, and I feel like I am finally finding my way back to ?something?. May 2026 touch us all more gently.

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Jude Hill's avatar

Yes, may we find our way gently into what's next...

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