~~~ Thursday, December 22 ~~~ We actually had snow on the ground for the first time this season. Granted, it wasn’t very much, but it was snow. I took pictures because the forecast predicted that it would be gone in a few hours. The prediction was correct, because one hour later it was melting. I […]
Most of you in the United States are experiencing frigid weather – as are we. Our lowest temperature last week was 7. Others nearby had -4 or -5 degrees. We are protected by the mountain behind us, so our temperature is always a bit higher than those who live only a half mile from us. […]
~~~ Wednesday, December 21 ~~~ We had an ice-cream-purchase-project for church, so we combined it by using a gift card for lunch at Fox Meadows Creamery. These photos were all taken with Cerwin’s cell phone. I didn’t have my good camera along and his cellphone takes better pictures than mine. It was a cold day, […]
I don’t always do a good job of keeping poinsettias looking nice for very long. I bought these in early December to decorate the tables for December 4. Now it’s December 24 and they still look as good as new. These are not pure red but feathered with white/pink in the center of the leaf.
~~~ December 17 ~~~
This was our southern view of the sky on Saturday, December 17 at 4:58 pm.
~~~ Thursday, December 15 ~~~ So many cardinals visited our birdfeeders and suet on the icy day (previous post) that I decided to give them their own post. I am sure some were repeats, but we do seem to have a lot of cardinals this winter. This one even has icy raindrops on its feathers. […]
~~~ Thursday, December 15 ~~~ Ice is not nice on the road, but it sure looks pretty when you are inside looking out. It just looked a bit wet when looking at the entire landscape, but the road was icy just after daybreak. By 9 am the dogwood tree on our patio was ice-covered. I […]
Black-capped Chickadee Cardinal – Male Carolina Wren Downy Woodpecker – Female Downy Woodpecker – Male Red-bellied Woodpecker – Male
~~~ Tuesday, December 13 7:02 am ~~~
~~~ Sunday, December 11 ~~~ When I looked outside in the early afternoon, I was captivated by the sparkling rain drops. Photos never do justice to nature, but you can get an idea of what I saw.
~~~ Saturday Evening, December 10 ~~~ At our church Christmas caroling is done by a variety of small groups, Sunday school classes and the youth group. Each group or class receives a list of names and nursing homes to visit and bless with Christmas songs. The lists include those in church who are 80+ which […]
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~~~ Wednesday, December 7 ~~~ The Fruit Basket Committee and many other volunteers were part of preparing grocery boxes, poinsettias, and fruit baskets for those whose names were given to the committee. They packed 29 grocery boxes. These go to church members, friends and neighbors – maybe because of hospital experiences, illness or other things […]
~~~ Tuesday, December 6 ~~~ This is what I did with a pound of hamburger and leftovers from our family’s Christmas Lunch – baked potato and salad bar – two days earlier. Vegetable soup made with onions, sweet peppers, carrots, celery, chives tomatoes and anything else that helped to create a delicious soup. It made […]
