Giants, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Looking up, standing in the back yard, Christmas afternoon.
Mr. Winter? Where Are You?, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Sunday last, December 28, we came home. We’d called the power company to find our power was back on and our road had been plowed. However, we still had a lot of snow. Not so bad at all getting back home on the roads up to the house, but wow… still white all around once we got up here. Poor Mr. Winter… he was only a shadow of his former self.
White Stuff, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
It’s getting a little old now, but still… how can you look at this and not think… how beautiful. It’s just gorgeous out.
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.
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.
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 White, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We’re basically snowed in. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 4-6 inches. Who can tell for sure. Either way, it’s also cold. Really cold. For us anyway. It’s 22 out here. Brrrrrrr. But, it’s beautiful. Really beautiful. I went out and took a few shots today when the small amount of winter sun we get here was hitting the trees behind the house.
Creepy Guest, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Cosmo, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Fall beauty.
The Last Bloom, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Here it is, the last bloom on our red rose bush this year. Sad to see them go. There’s something about fall though, putting things to bed, getting things buttoned up. I like it.
Company, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We had some company over for dinner yesterday. We didn’t invite them, they showed up unannounced. But even so, we enjoyed watching them. I love where we live. We get to see this all of the time. I could do without the cougar who sometimes lives at our house, but these beauties. They are welcome any time. Even though they do tend to eat our flowers, plants, grass, trees, etc. We love them… yes, we do. At least we know if they’re around the cougar isn’t. Always a plus…
Raindrops and Geraniums, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
It was raining yesterday, and it’s raining today. Not really that new for our lovely state this time of year. After all, the rain is part of what makes it so lovely in the first place. I was wandering out in the yard with my camera yesterday and captured this one. I love the geranium trying to open and the water drops all over it.
Geranium, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Sometimes a photo turns out differently from what you expected. I intended to take this as a macro shot, which I did. I just didn’t realize how it would look after it was taken. There’s something about it, very much like a portrait of a flower. I liked it.
Endings, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The theme for the week is sad. I was looking through some recent shots and found this one. This flower looked sad to me. Or maybe it’s just that summer was ending and that was sad. I’ve recovered now and am fully into autumn so it’s all good. Like this shot though.
My apologies for not playing the last several weeks. Summer will do that to a person. Seems we were busy busy busy. Especially since getting our new little girl. Scroll down for some candid shots of her. She’s beautiful.
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Gerbera, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
These are blooming at the house right now. Lovely.
Morning on the Line, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I went fishing on the Columbia a couple of days with some friends of ours. Poor Karen couldn’t go. We didn’t catch much, just a couple of sturgeon we couldn’t keep, but it was fun none the less. Talk about peaceful… no wonder so many people spend so much time out on the water. Very relaxing.
Sunflowers, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Mom and Don grow some outstanding vegetables and flowers. They have ultra green thumbs. It’s fantastic.
Cattails, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Pink Beauty, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Last weekend I took some flower shots (what’s new), we went out for dinner for Maggie’s birthday, we took in the Melissa Etheridge concert (it was rockin’ excellence), and Karen finished up building her table. She rocks. I’ll include some pictures of it here in a moment. I’m so proud of her. It’s WAY cool.
Orange, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The theme for this week’s hunt is colorful. I was perusing some of the flower pictures I’ve taken and came across this one, a particular favorite of mine. I love the bright orange and green in this. I like it so much in fact that I just made it my header photo. And, a little confession, I posted this already… as my July 25 photo on my photoblog, image – ination.
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