Still Falling, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
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All posts for the day December 20th, 2008
A Night of Snow, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Just took this and a few others a moment ago out the front door. The little thing that looks like ET in a weird hat is what remains of Martin’s snowman, Mr. Winter. He looks cold. Cold and sad.
What Was an Evergreen Shrub, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
This was taken earlier today from our front door. Not the night photos I mentioned in the last post that I’ll be getting up after I upload. This plant is barely distinguishable.
Out The Back Door, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
This was taken today, out the back door. It’s a bit dark, but then the day has been dark and snowy all day. It’s still coming down like mad out there tonight. I just took some photos out the front door and will post those later after I get them uploaded.
Mr. Winter, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The snowman Martin built on our front deck. He sacrificed his new hat, briefly, to the effort. That and the pups bully stix. All items now recovered and returned to their rightful owners. Poor Mr. Winter is now suffering from a very cold head, has no arms, and no scarf. Sad. Sad poor Mr. Winter.
Martin – 31 and Counting, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We’ve also had a little birthday celebration for Martin. He’s 31 now. Old guy. His birthday was actually the 14th of December. This is a yummy lemon cake Karen made, from Martin’s recipe, that we enjoyed after a rousing round of “Happy Birthday to You”.
Snow Dog, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Weston is a true snow dog. He’s not big, but he doesn’t seem to notice it much. He just leaps through like a trooper. Riley, on the other hand, isn’t a big fan. She’s just too small to make it work. She can’t even walk in the yard right now, it’s over her head. Weston is head deep.
Break in the Clouds, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We had a break in the weather yesterday, as I mentioned, and there were moments when actual blue sky broke through. When that happened the sun made the snow sparkle.
Breakfast, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Karen cooked up a lovely pancake breakfast for us yesterday morning. I enjoyed the leftovers this morning. Last night Mary and Martin made a really beautiful gnochi and ragu baked number that was completely delicious. This being snowed in when you have plenty of groceries is not so bad.
Crowned, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The snow was piling up big time and still is today. Yesterday I was able to walk around during a break in the snow fall and take a few photos. Martin walked with me and took his own as well. After this Martin started building a snowman. Pictures of Mr. Winter to follow.
Cutting Down The Tree, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Martin cutting down the Christmas Tree on our neighbors property. Doug is the best to let us get a tree. He used to have a Christmas Tree farm there and has long since given it up, but there were still some great trees there for the picking. This being one of them. Martin did a fabulous job cutting it down especially since it was his first try at it. Well done Martin. Mary and I carried it back to the house after it was cut down and the kids decorated it, and the house.
Let it Snow, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I took this photo yesterday. We were at half a foot then. That was before the big storm started rolling in. Now it’s Saturday and we’re in the midst of it. Snow coming down like mad all day. We could end up with a foot of snow here by the time it stops. Then the freezing rain is supposed to come in. It’s gorgeous though. We’ve never had this much snow here. Amazing.
Our neighbor, Doug, came by this morning offering to give us some wood for the woodstove. We have enough for a couple of days so we declined. He’s such a sweet guy. He’s the one who let us cut a Christmas tree down on his property because we couldn’t get out to a tree farm to cut one down. We gave him Karen’s home made plum jam. We will have to get a basket of things together for he and his wife. He’s a sweetheart.
Winter Wonderland, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
It started out Sunday afternoon/evening and continued Monday with about 4-6 inches of snow falling at our place. We were worried Mary and Martin wouldn’t be able to get here, or us to go get them, from the airport Monday night. We didn’t even try. We paid for a car service to pick them up and bring them out with their big SUV equipped to deal with the weather. It was a great decision. They got here safe and sound and we didn’t have to risk life and limb, both ours and theirs, to go get them.
I took this shot standing in our backyard on Monday. The sky was such a beautiful color blue.
