Nana, is That a Cat?~

~ December 21... First day of Winter and day of my birth. Whenever we arrive at our birth date again, that alone is reason to celebrate ~

For the past couple of days, it appears that I may have been slightly missing in action, not completely though, for I have enjoyed scanning some of my favorite, old and new blogs...such fun too.
This morning, I traveled further out into the country to snatch up 2 of our 4 grandsons,  and my youngest daughter. It was our annual Christmas cookie baking day.
I had collected the boys and we were driving through my favorite section of horse country, when 8 year old Thomas announced...
"Nana, is that a cat?" 
No, not a cat, but a large Red-tailed Hawk protecting a raod kill of fresh Cottontail Rabbit~

The field on the opposite side of the lane was enchanting following a morning rain~

The hawk took a couple of breaks while we observed it from a distance~

The spring and summer colours may have been spent, yet the autumn grasses look amazing in the starkness of winter's chill, arriving officially at midnight tonight~

The boys enjoyed the lessons they were learning on this outing, though we all felt sad for the Cottontail...~

A handsome horse watched us, watching the hawks~

A younger looking Red-tailed remained on the fence, some distance from the carcass~