ALMOST 1/1/11 ... HAPPY NEW YEAR ;O)

Nature's Beauty

                                                            

I woke this morning to hear TV news about horrendous weather in the West and then I looked outside my own window to brilliant sunshine, a gorgeous 8" snowcover and a passable "snowblown" driveway cleared by 4 hours of my own labors ... the birdfeeders are occupied with various small birds, the woodpeckers are "chowing down" at the suet feeders and 6 grey squirrels are collecting all falling seeds on the ground ... inside the girls are sprawled on their beds and we're happily warmed by firewood in the cookstove, cut, hauled and split on our own property ... I'm sooo thankful as another New Year approaches, to be healthy, happy and physically able to maintain and enjoy my 14 acre homestead in all 4 seasons  ;o)
Christmas was fun for the girls and I ... we had a lil' 11 week old visitor who is a Willow/Lyric cousin from SunKissed kennels ... "Margo" just added so much fun to the holiday ... we journeyed to my sister's Massachusetts family gathering and everyone wanted to hold the puppy ... she got very little naptime ;o)


Hey, are all these for US?



Margo loved all the toys!





Blanket memory "kayaking visit" ;o)

[picture if you will, between each of these photo uploads, the girls and I going outside and playing with the new Christmas Frisbees & giant "Chuck-It" balls ... then I return to this Blog ... Oh the joys of slow "dial-up"... girls love it! ]
         

Awesome Lawn Flag ;o)


Special Christmas Gifts ;o)

The girls had a great "bonding" time with our lil' visitor ... playing or napping ;o)


Gonna catch ya!!!




Hey, let me catch you Willow!





We play by "my" rules girl !!!



Let's Sing Christmas Carols!



Nothing More Precious ;o)

PROSPEROUS 2011 to ALL from GOLDEN EMBERS ;o)