Cozy Critters - Moose

I'd like you to meet Moss.

Moss spends the early part of Winter helping his neighbours decorate their trees, 

dens, and burrows for the holidays.  He organizes all the neighbourhood squirrels 

and together they go from house to house, dressing each doorway with evergreen

and berries; Moss acts like a step ladder while the squirrels scamper here and there

across his antlers securing each bough and berry in place!

After long days of standing in the cold and snow, Moss likes nothing more than 

getting home and snuggling up under a blanket - Moss sure likes to be cozy! 

His neighbour, Mrs. Pickle (she's a porcupine), knows just how cozy Moss likes to be,

so each year she sets to knitting a colourful sweater for him! Mrs. Pickle's husband, Mr. 

Pickle, makes the best hot cocoa in all of Acorn Woods, and he always makes an extra 

big batch when he knows Moss will be visiting;  they do love to spoil him!

Moss likes his hot cocoa with marshmallows!

He waits only long enough for the marshmallows to melt 

then he slurps down the sweet steamy concoction in one big gulp!

Oh, how he loves to feel the warmth of that drink reach all the way to his hooves!

Now you know why Mr. Pickle makes an extra big batch!  

"Moss"

(watercolour and ink)

 

With all the snow that fell overnight, I moose tell you, 

I now understand Moss' daily desire to be cozy!!

♥ Cath-