Way back in December…
It seems like we've already had lots more snow this winter than years in the recent past. Here's the snowdrift on top of the grill way back at the beginning of December. You can just see the eyes of the cute little snail. And for a while, late at night there'd be a lone deer scrounging for food under the bird feeders. Kevin get to see some fabulous sunrises but I get to watch late-night deer feeding. The darling Princess, snuggling down in Kevin's freshly cleaned and dried clothes down on the ironing board. It doesn't matter the weather (unless it's pouring rain), Riley is always up for a...
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Final posting of Christmas Stuff
The ground is covered in snow on this Sunday morning. The sun keeps peeking out, making everything gleam frostily. I'm happy to stay inside. Even though I do not like cold, I do not like winter, I...
Christmas Gifts
I spent a good portion of yesterday taking down every last decoration and also the tree. I kind of miss the lights already since it's another gloomy day out there but am happy not to look at the...
Christmassy Stuff
I feel like i'm done with Christmas now, tired of all the stuff that I put up everywhere. When Amy and Jim came over for Christmas dinner they seemed stupefied by the amount of stuff I had out, but...
happy…two days after Christmas…
yeah, it was a blur. too much waiting til the last minute, too much "this won't take long" and so Christmas eve day and Christmas were nonstop cleaning/cooking/wrapping/other crazy xmas stuff....
Countdown to Xmas!
I was startled to see that i'd last posted on the 13th; how is it possible six days have whooshed by? And even more alarming is that Christmas is in six days! I mean, in perspective it's not really...
good grief.
It's the beginning of the middle of December, really? Already? At least i've updated my banner. Here's the loveliest picture I feel i've taken in a long while. December 2nd, when the clouds were...
Biking the Sangamon Valley Trail, Part 2
Kevin and I went on a great bike ride on the Sangamon Valley Trail on Sept. 16th, our 14th anniversary. It's a lovely, flat path, and 23 miles round-trip. We decided to hit the trail again on...
the beautiful trees
I'm pretty sure that every year i post photos of the dazzling red trees over by the university. but that's not going to stop me from doing it again. here they are on October 25th. Here are a couple...
wrapping up October
Friday October 30th, mom and i walked at Lincoln Memorial Gardens and it was mighty chilly and windy, but the trees were beautiful. We'd put on our masks whenever people passed by but they were...