January 1st--fun in the snow

Mom went to the mall with my sister and uncle. I stayed here with Aunt Claudia and we played in the snow. My mom says Aunt Claudia has to give up her "girl card" because she hates shopping. That is fine with me because I hate shopping too!



We got really cold after playing in the snow for two hours.  I wore a pair of Aunt Laura's socks on my hands to keep them warm but after a while our hands were freezing.There was no way Aunt Claudia was getting me in the house though; I was playing King of the Hill. We forgot to take pictures of our snow seal we made and all the large, heavy snowballs. We just kept rolling them along and the more we rolled the larger they grew. Eventually I gave in when Aunt Claudia offered me hot chocolate and by that time I was ready to call it a day.

The snow is still on the ground but the pond is defrosting and welcoming the ducks back.

Before long the pond will be filled once again with ducks, herons, turtles, and fish.

Surviving the winter

My tree's surviving its first winter (a true winter this year). It is a very cold and snowy one but the tree is doing well.

March 1 the area received 13 inches of snow. I pray my tree is still thriving. I won't be able to check on it for a couple of weeks.

Footprints in the sand

Footprints and a trace of snow on the beach in January.