February 6, 2010
We found a winter sentry standing out side in our back yard this morning. A big towering hulk who seemed a bit intimidating, but friendly. He allowed a picture to be taken with him and the boys.
He wasn’t much of a talker, but said that he just “rolled” in today, but thought he’d stay for a while. We thought about inviting him inside, but he seemed to like the cold better, which was a good thing, since he was a smoker.
I have lingering doubts about the guy, he seems like a “fair-weather friend.” I suspect that he might disappear soon enough.
(On an unrelated note, when is spring?! I’m done with winter now.)
December 31, 2009
The after effects of the snow storm earlier this month.

December 30, 2009
The irony of an early snowfall.

December 30, 2009
Sometimes when you’re walking in the forest, you can’t see around the bend, but you know that there is a light up ahead (and maybe a bear).

December 29, 2009
One afternoon this fall, we had a little fun shooting squirrels in the back yard. (Notice the incorrect use of binoculars.)
(No squirrels were harmed in the making of this post. However, a few hay bales took one for the team.)
December 27, 2009
We were thick in the blues when we when on a hike on our camping trip. We found the blue berries on the top of the peak. They were perfectly ripe and we spent quite a bit of time picking and eating the little blue orbs.
On the way back down, we came across an unidentified blue blob that still evades identification.

December 26, 2009
During our “Boys Camping Trip” in September, we found ourselves in a downpour when trying to get our camp fire started. So we took turns at holding an umbrella over the fire so that the wood would stay dry.

