Slight Detour: Saturday Slight

We've got ice.

Not much, but enough to offer some creative blends of nature's artistry.

The temperature may hit some single digits this week, so we'll have our present supply of ice hanging around for the next several days.

Mother Nature has been good to us here in the valley with both the ice and the snow.

Just enough to remind us but not enough to frustrate us.

I saw a friend in a downtown parking lot the other day. He had just come from physical therapy. During our brief small talk, he observed how nice it is to not have to worry about ice this year.

I agreed.

This winter we can actually maneuver around the slick spots and actually walk like we're not approaching 125 years of age.

I've found pretty ice in just a few spots here at the Lovestead.

For example, we can be assured that our frost-free hydrant is probably the culprit with our leak because there's water bubbling up to the surface.

And, when it turned cold, that water turned into some neat formations.

We also have a few low places in the fields and the woods where standing water has frozen and formed some neat images.

And, so it's winter, and, instead of flowers of summer, we have a moderate amount of pretty ice to admire.

Bill keeps working away at his forestry cleanup with his trusty tools.

I watched a movie for the second time last night. It seemed almost better the second time around, and I had loved seeing it when it first came out.

This is a movie with characters and a true story about a little boy whose life instantly changed into an unknown and long journey.

I love movies like this one because they make us think and especially make us wonder what it would be like to be in the main character's shoes.

The movie is called Lion, and viewers have to watch to the very end information to see why.

The story line begins in India and moves on to Australia, and that is precisely the story of the little boy who wanted to go work with his big brother.

When as they progress to the place where they are going to work, the little boy named Saroo gets tired and wants to sleep.

His brother tells him to stay on the bench and he'll be back. When Saroo awakens, he finds no sign of his brother and climbs aboard a train looking for him.

While Saroo is still aboard and walking down the aisles, the train takes off, leaving Saroo desperate but helpless in getting off.

That's all I'll tell for those who haven't watched the movie. For those who have, I'm betting you also loved the movie.

It definitely tugs at your heart strings throughout.

Sunny Pawar, who plays Saroo, is not only masterful with his facial expressions but about as cute as any little boy ever.

Google Earth also plays a major and life-altering role.

Lion is on Netflix, and well worth the watch. I'd put it near the top of my list of best movies ever.