finding a smile in unexpected places

We are still in November.

But it is not very clear now whether we are still in autumn or have stepped into winter.

The number of Christmas trees and illumination one can see has gone up.
Snow has been falling on a daily basis in several parts of Japan.
Some places have gone below zero degree C.

The cold Siberia wind has brought on the winter front.

But even now, as one of my mixi friend wrote, you can see some plants preparing for Spring.

Summer, with its too hot temperature, ice-shaving desserts & sound of tingling wind chime, seems in the distant past....But!

In our freezer still sit several little pots of ice-cream that sudden realization of the spare around the waistline put a stop to eating.

Just before the winter front came visiting from the North, we tried to finish a little more of those pots.

Vanilla ice-cream with spots of strawberry (sauce?)...
Sounds delicious, but nothing spectacular, no.

But as one digs in and digs on....

A smiley appears.
In the ordinary pot of vanilla ice.
An ice-cream smile...brought a smile to our faces too.
Cold ice, warmed hearts.
Happy.

God blessed us through our smiley ice-cream.