Flickers of light, magic

It was a cold evening, but not as cold as the cold predicted for tomorrow, temperature edging down with just a little bit of wind to add some additional chill. Exercise selection for tonight wavered between the warm gym and walking in the relative cold of a clear winter's night. My choice - of course - was walking outside.

Flickers ahead... I was walking down a road highlighted with round pools of light cast by the occasional tall streetlight. Small plants, groundcover, hovered at the edges of the light. Light wind blowing...

My eyes were drawn to the (almost) darkness on the ground. I saw a sparkle, a flicker of light. What is that? It almost looks as if someone left a strand of tiny flashing lights along the edges of the darkness. No, that light is nature-made with the assistance of the creeping circle of streetlamp light.

Ice-covered leaves covered in ice moved in the wind, catching the light, flickering, flashing sparkles of yellow-orange, jumping out to catch my eye...