persistant prickles

the tree is a weird genetically-modified prickle-less holly

but at it's roots new shoots are determined to revert

to their former glory

snow

huge wet flakes drift down

and melt into the icy puddles

cat

in the window a black cat stretches and arches it's back

the fur stands out in exaggerated black spikes

Rainbow

no washed-out fading archway this morning

the rain was torrential, the sun pierced brilliantly

the rainbow appeared radiant and triumphal