The very first snow of this winter. In the middle of Manhattan, I stand unsuspecting at first, and while my girlfriend A quickly takes a picture of me in my new coat at my request, the first flakes come fluttering down.

It snowed all day, and when I got home, there was a surprise tree in the room. A gigantic tree with a huge number of lights. And while we sit warm inside watching the snow fall outside, it finally feels like Christmas.

And Blue? As much as he hates water, he finds the frozen version beautiful. Oh, and I've decided to breathe new life into Blue's account. I mean: I take so many pictures of our little fluffball, and there's not enough space for all of them on my Instagram. So here’s an ordinary call for Blue: check out @blue_thedoodle.

And now that we're in the mood for ordinary calls: follow me! I'm back in the gram business, but I find it so incredibly annoying that due to Instagram's algorithm, only a tiny percentage of my lovely followers can see my photos. I think that's such a shame. Especially now that I'm really putting a lot of energy and time into it. So help me get through this insta-winter and follow.

Until next week!