RIP-Gentle Giant

Our faithful friend, our gentle giant lost the battle with cancer. He was devoted and uncomplaining to the end.

Town Halls

Used to think Town Halls with our congressmen, were places and opportunities to tell these people who work for us, whose salaries we pay, who fly home at our expense, and whose health care we pay, what we think of them. Yes, they work for us. They are not our superiors. They are supposed to be treated with respect but not to dictate to the American people, not to tell us to keep quiet and sit down if they don't like what we are saying. They work for us. We pay their salaries.

Triumphs, Failures, Bog Gardening

White astilbe is awesome right now and nearby is the decimated ligularia, one of my favorite plants destroyed almost completely by a caterpillar. Other plants which thrive in this high water table area are ferns, daylilies, hostas, and wildflowers, especially my favorite, the winterberry.

Rocks, pine needles, flowers

What I love about this one are the way the pine needles are nestled between the rocks, along with the bits of dried plant material, and the delicate petals of the flowers.

Wild Turkey Tracks in the Snow

Lots of wild turkey tracks. Saw the flock, upon our approach, as it flew up and away with a clattering of their wings.

Fresh snow-just Big dog tracks

Out before the plow came through this morning and the only tracks in the snow are Big Dog's.

Thick Snow Flakes Feb snow

Outside- Just Waiting for a walk and then in the garage, more waiting, this time to be dried off. This Feb 19 morning snow bringing another beautiful morning. Hope to see the flock of turkeys after the snow finishes. Much easier, this snowy sky, on the old eyes.

Hope for Macualr degeneration Patients

First treatment this morning with lucentis. Three hours later.

Survival in Winter

Two blue jays and squirrels. Hoping lucentis holds the answer. Monday is the day.

Heat Wave in NH

Today we're having a heat wave:  25' when we took our afternoon walk. I didn't wear gloves and never felt the cold until after about a half hour I tried to follow Big Dog as he ploughed through the nearly 3 feet of snow. Big mistake. Fell, feet got stuck in the deep snow, had to use my hands to push myself out. Whew! What penetrating cold. How do they do it, these animals? Including the squirrel. And here below is our connection to the outside world. We do appreciate him. He never lets us down.

Winter Magic

The morning sun in the treetops and marshmallow fluff on the roof, high enough to keep the casement windows from opening. It's winter magic.

Heavy Snow in the New Hampshire Woods

Not too cold-6'.  Great for chasing sticks but a bit difficuolt finding them when they sink beneath the snow.  A beautiful walk in the woods, fingers crossed we don't have a power failure like the nine day outage our house had last month, New Hampshire's worst ice storm. Some people were out longer. Aside from a generator failure with carbon monoxide probems,  the young people helped us out so it was still a wonderful world. 

Ice Fishing

Big Dog and I walk out to say hello but today with the wind chill, it's way below zero so I think we'll wait until tomorrow because on the wind swept lake it's even colder although big dog doesn't seem to notice.  Well stick to the woods and hope the falling branches miss us.  

Winter is Here

Under the ever watchful eye of Big dog, the generator is filled with gas to enable us to survive the worst power failure in New Hampshire history, and then the happy return of the repaired snow blower just in time for the expected 12 inch snowfall. 

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Sunday Morning Breakfast in the Snow

Ice Storm in New Hampshire