Last week during our “midweek excursion” we did a variety of things in the Lancaster area. I purchased a new pair of winter boots at Boscov’s (Park City Shopping Center). I would have been embarrassed to wear my old ones to church, a restaurant, or store during a snowy day. I buy lots of things […]
~~~ Wednesday Evening, January 12 ~~~ Our grandson Jordan messaged us the day before to check if we would be home on Wednesday evening. He said he would bring us supper. He messaged us the next day to say he would be stopping by Two Cousins Pizza. What did we want? We chose a small […]
~~~ Wednesday Evening, January 12 ~~~ If I want to get a sunset picture without the phone and electric wires at the end of our driveway, I walk by this view. I like the contrast between the sunset and leafless branches. Loved how this pretty sunset spread across the western sky with all the shades […]
~~~ Tuesday Evening, January 11 ~~~ I first noticed the sunset, then saw the large plume of smoke in the distance. I asked Cerwin what he thought it was. It looked controlled, so he surmised that it was coming from the emissions stack at Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority facility near Bainbridge. It is […]
~~~ Tuesday, January 11 ~~~ I love watching dripping icicles. For one thing it means the outside temperature is above freezing. By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen. Job 37:10 New King James Version
~~~ Monday, January 10 ~~~ It was a cold day, and when thinking that it would be a good day to cook or bake something, I thought, “This would be a good day to use the shellbark (hickory) nuts that John Rittenhouse gave us the previous week.” I find cold days are great for cooking […]
It has been a while since I saw a male cardinal at our feeders. I thought maybe there weren’t any in our woods this winter. Thus, I was delighted to see this spot of red through a window in the back of our house.
~~~ January 9 ~~~ The day began without rain and ice, but the prediction was that it would happen while we were at church – consequently Sunday School and church services were cancelled – as were many churches in the area. The Amish church was apparently not cancelled. However, ice is not nice for the […]
~~~ I took these pictures between 7:22 AM and 8:00 AM each day. Photos taken from our guest room window. ~~~ Wednesday, January 5 – 8:00 AM Thursday, January 6 – 8:00 AM Friday, January 7 – 8:03 AM Saturday, January 8 – 7:53 AM Sunday, January 9 – 7-22 AM. Before the rain and […]
We love you! From Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
~~~ Can you name them before reading their description? ~~~ Dark-eyed Junco House Sparrow Northern Mockingbird European Starling House Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Female Cardinal American Goldfinch Mourning Dove Red-Bellied Woodpecker
~~~ Saturday, January 8 ~~~ Looks like a neighborhood cat walked toward our house – or was it away from the house – during the night. The decorative grass plumes looked pretty with the morning sun behind them. This sparrow looked warm with the sun on its face. The bird feeders were full as the […]
~~~ Friday, January 7 ~~~ Our kitchen window view just about sunrise. Just after sunrise from our guestroom window. I liked the variety of browns and yellows the morning sun created as I looked toward the woods behind us. The birdbath gives you an idea of the 5-6 inches of snow we got during the […]
~~~ Thursday Evening, January 6 ~~~ When we invited Marv and Fay to go out for a meal, they chose The Brickerville House, which was nice for us because it’s not far from our house. Marv and Fay are TFC friends from the ’80s when they began helping us with the Truck Rally. As the […]
~~~ A photo memory of the pretty sunset on Tuesday, January 4 is nice on this cloudy, cold, rainy, icy Sunday ~~~ Can you find the moon? I didn’t even notice it when I took these pictures. However, when I relooked at the sky after getting back to the house, I was surprised to see […]
~~~ Wednesday, January 5 ~~~ Our friend Sam likes to choose this restaurant for our quarterly, 1 pm lunch with TFC friends. It is near Bernville, PA, not far from a few members of his family. This time his youngest daughter, Dorcas, joined the group. Left to Right: Dorcas, Sam, Cerwin, Bunny, Peg and Inge. […]
