Leash under the first snowflake

The first snowflake landed on the leash. The dog looked at the sky, the two people at their feet.

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Ebb

On the morning the snow stopped, I remembered the dog hesitating at its first step in front of the neighborhood supermarket.

Breeze

I remember tying my sneakers on the first snowy morning, my breath mixing white in the air.

Ridgeline

On the morning of the first snow, a sparrow that had peeked its head over the bus stop roof landed on a leaf coated with thin ice. Its footprints will remain only briefly until the next snow covers them.

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