the big picture

Hopefully holidays with the family is a joyous one for all.  we have much to be thankful for even if our spot in the forest froze over for a season!

poor tree

This is my favorite shot from the frozen forest.

wicked icicles

More scenes from the visit of the sprinkler witch.

the winter witch blew through

Ok, so I was driving through this new development outside of town, "in the mountains" and there was a patch of forest - just a patch - that had frozen over.   It looked like the witch from the Chronicles of Narnia had come and froze a little plot and then departed.  Really, there was a sprinkler installed that was malfunctioning and that's all there was to the new development.  Maybe they can wait to install sprinklers next time until the house is built?

cornucopia of color

No color adjustment on this one. This was taken at 7 AM a couple days ago.

tin cans

droopy snow

Droopy snow.. almost looks edible, like fluffy marshmallow candy!

curly snow

Curly Snow.  I saw a lot of this around town this week.  Way cool.

blue contrast

The wonder of sunshine after a storm never ceases to amaze me.

bliss

Enjoy the scenery.  This is one of my favorite paths, especially after the storm.

strong roof strong marriage

Happily married and retired.. they were having fun.  He explained to me that if the snow stays on the roof, it will melt, become ice and damage the roof, thereby causing the roof to leak down on the porch and damage it.  I guess it's these kinds of things that keep a marriage strong.

this man deserves a trophy

here he comes.

oops. must be rough riding your bike in a foot of snow!

Congrats Doug! You made it to work today.  Crazy!!

Big Wet Snowy Dump

November finally brought the big wet snowy dump and we LOVE IT (2 feet in one day)!!! This is a shot of Main Street with Wild Joe's coffee shop on the right. 

 

Rockford Coffee shop in the snow. 

Main Street Hunting

Another view of the best hunting store on Main Street.  The Powderhorn is known for it's "mounts" on the walls and attracts many tourists.   Many of the dead animals hanging on the walls have been shot by the old owners and their children throughout their lives. 

Schnee's Powderhorn

the powderhorn store

I'm not proud to live in hunting country, but it's a reality I can't ignore.  Here it is folks - gun sales in the USA.

remembering summer

Remember summer while you still can.