Christmas plus more

Christmas plus more

OK, just a wee bit late for Christmas photos...but here's a darling picture of Lester and Sweetie on December 16th, as I wanted to get a shot of them for the calendars and I had to hurry and get something. Luckily they were both on their tower. I Took Spot for a walk on Dec 23rd and clearly the snow had gone and he was having a grand old time. The Princess would surely get some kind of award for cutest Christmas kitty ever. And Randy and I would get some kind of award for...craziest Christmas sweater thing. My friend Gena had bought me one of these sweaters and gave it to me a week or so...

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Valentine’s Eve Merriment

On Saturday February 13th Kevin had turned on the bathroom faucets so they'd drip through the night and our old pipes wouldn't freeze. Les Paul jumped up on the sink and took great delight in...

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the last of January, from here in February

the last of January, from here in February

The bitter cold has settled in, with temperatures maybe climbing into the teens, and it's just going to get worse this weekend. It's 16 right now but feels like 2 degrees, and over the weekend the...

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Happy Saturday morning!

Happy Saturday morning!

The sun is shining, always a nice thing, but the temperature is going to start plunging tonight and it'll be super duper cold for at least the week. Last night Kevin turned on the faucets in the...

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mostly kitties in January

mostly kitties in January

Early in the month as I packed up decorations, Les found this outdoor mat to be the most comfy place to lie down on. A couple of times Riley jumped up and sat on him and then they got into a little...

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Excitement in November…

Excitement in November…

...relatively speaking, of course. On November 17th I saw more than one boat out on the water and then I realized a lot of noise was coming from across the lake. I got out the binoculars and could...

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Way back in November 2020

Way back in November 2020

i didn't manage to post many photos in November, so here a few of them now. I got this picture while standing on a ladder outside a bedroom window. Kevin had been taking Riley for a walk, but then...

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Icy Sunshine

Icy Sunshine

Here's the front walk on Saturday January 3rd at 11 o'clock at night. Snow had been threatened in the forecast and it finally started coming down. On Sunday we woke up to dazzling sunny skies....

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happy kitties

happy kitties

I don't know about you, but I could use some nice kitty pictures about now. So here they are. First - Kevin bought a cat grass kit, complete with darling little black and white kitty cup to plant...

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Last of December

Last of December

I have a bunch of different photos here and then I'll be moving on to the new year! Way back on December 5th I was going for a run next to the field and came across these deer. I stopped to take...

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