Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
SIgns of Spring
I think I have spring fever.
It's not fair, as I should have spent the last few months engaging in all the winter recreations I so love. But the weather has not cooperated.
This morning I had the urge to walk Baby to preschool.
So close, and yet so far on a cold March morning.
I will have to take solace in the fact that I have spring blooming inside, while the outside remains brown, wet, and gloomy.
Soon enough... soon enough.
It's not fair, as I should have spent the last few months engaging in all the winter recreations I so love. But the weather has not cooperated.
This morning I had the urge to walk Baby to preschool.
So close, and yet so far on a cold March morning.
I will have to take solace in the fact that I have spring blooming inside, while the outside remains brown, wet, and gloomy.
Soon enough... soon enough.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Just some winter pics
I have been incredibly busy, between 3 kids, 2 classes, my brother and hockey. I haven't done much more than work work work (and search for MooMilk). I am feeling pretty overdone and tapped out - what spare time I have is spent TRYING to take care of me with a little exercise. I feel pretty out of touch with my blogging world, but hopefully soon I can find a balance in my busy life (read - hockey ends at the end of the month) and get back to the more important things to me.
I'd like you to think that we live in a winter wonderland - but really it's been a winter drought. So, in the hopes that you picture myself white a wonderful - here's a few pictures from when it recently was!
See
that
house?
It's
mine!
That's
how
far
from
the
road
we
are
and hence why we have nothing but dial up.
These are the snowshoe/cross country ski tracks we have going all around and about our house. And yes, that is Dear Daughter on her way home from the bus stop. Yes just like cable and high speed internet, the school bus also STOPS at the end of the road.
There's a large sled hill next to the house. But when I am home with the youngest and he wants to go sledding, it's really hard to be folding laundry or washing dishes AND being at the sled hill. So this year, my adoring husband came up with an EXCELLENT solution right outside the front door.
Why
didn't
we
think
of
this
sooner?
I call this a Boy Sandwich...
Really, it took us 6 years to discover that we could sled in our own front yard!? Geesh!
I'd like you to think that we live in a winter wonderland - but really it's been a winter drought. So, in the hopes that you picture myself white a wonderful - here's a few pictures from when it recently was!
Seethat
house?
It's
mine!
That's
how
far
from
the
road
we
are
and hence why we have nothing but dial up.
These are the snowshoe/cross country ski tracks we have going all around and about our house. And yes, that is Dear Daughter on her way home from the bus stop. Yes just like cable and high speed internet, the school bus also STOPS at the end of the road.
There's a large sled hill next to the house. But when I am home with the youngest and he wants to go sledding, it's really hard to be folding laundry or washing dishes AND being at the sled hill. So this year, my adoring husband came up with an EXCELLENT solution right outside the front door.
Whydidn't
we
think
of
this
sooner?
I call this a Boy Sandwich...
Really, it took us 6 years to discover that we could sled in our own front yard!? Geesh!
Friday, January 29, 2010
White on White on White
I have an iPhone.
It's my only camera.
JUST in case ANY ONE notices that my pictures can be grainy when inside, or blurry at times, this is why.
I am working on resolving the camera issue. I promise but it will take some time.
Anyway, this was something I saw while on my snow shoe loop. The white snow, the white end goals, and steam rising up from the ice rink where Puck Stopper spends his life. I stopped and observed. It was a really neat moment in the approaching dusk.
Maybe my iPhone didn't do the moment justice.
Maybe my pictures insult your eyesight.
Maybe no one actually cares.
All I know is I love what I am doing and it makes me happy.
It's my only camera.
JUST in case ANY ONE notices that my pictures can be grainy when inside, or blurry at times, this is why.
I am working on resolving the camera issue. I promise but it will take some time.
Anyway, this was something I saw while on my snow shoe loop. The white snow, the white end goals, and steam rising up from the ice rink where Puck Stopper spends his life. I stopped and observed. It was a really neat moment in the approaching dusk.
Maybe my iPhone didn't do the moment justice.
Maybe my pictures insult your eyesight.
Maybe no one actually cares.
All I know is I love what I am doing and it makes me happy.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
It snowed for a couple of days...
Yesterday afternoon I gave up on the snow ever stopping and went out with Shane to break the trails, again.
Someone
tell
him
not
to
leave
the
house
in
those
pants.
Or else just keep them in front of me...
as incentive.
OK let's not go there.
In other news, we did the back loop in about 40 minutes and was back in time to meet the school bus. The most exciting part was that as I walked her back to the house and she saw her dear Daddy snow shoeing off into the front field, dear Daughter exclaimed,
"Mom! Let's go get MY snowshoes!"
so we did.
You
would
not
believe
the
amazing
snowshoe
Goddess
that
emerged!
I was wowed. She took off in front of me, breaking track, completely unhindered by her cold ankles from lack of snow pants.
She was gleeful!
She was tough!
She was creative and full of fun!
She wants to do it every afternoon now.
As I drove her to school this morning, I asked her if she wanted me to bring pants and snowshoes to the bus stop today.
Daughter said, "No thanks Mom. I am going to sled first today. Then, after we eat, I want to see how it is to snowshoe at night. Snowshoe in the dark. Yea!"
You might wonder where she got that idea?
Yea well... there's an incredible new luge in our front yard.
Someone
tell
him
not
to
leave
the
house
in
those
pants.
Or else just keep them in front of me...
as incentive.
OK let's not go there.
In other news, we did the back loop in about 40 minutes and was back in time to meet the school bus. The most exciting part was that as I walked her back to the house and she saw her dear Daddy snow shoeing off into the front field, dear Daughter exclaimed,
"Mom! Let's go get MY snowshoes!"
so we did.
Youwould
not
believe
the
amazing
snowshoe
Goddess
that
emerged!
I was wowed. She took off in front of me, breaking track, completely unhindered by her cold ankles from lack of snow pants.
She was gleeful!
She was tough!
She was creative and full of fun!
She wants to do it every afternoon now.
As I drove her to school this morning, I asked her if she wanted me to bring pants and snowshoes to the bus stop today.
Daughter said, "No thanks Mom. I am going to sled first today. Then, after we eat, I want to see how it is to snowshoe at night. Snowshoe in the dark. Yea!"
You might wonder where she got that idea?
Yea well... there's an incredible new luge in our front yard.
Friday, November 6, 2009
My walk in the snow.
It was snowing yesterday.
I decided to walk Baby to preschool even though my reptilian brain wanted to keep warm and drive.
It was such a lovely walk.
I was so incredibly happy.
I recalled those college days when SP and I would don our winter coats and run outside to dance in the first snow.
I was filled with happiness.
Everything was so beautiful.
Here's some pictures I took.
This is a Wahoo bush.
Isn't it beautiful?
Well I hate to tell you this but...
The Wahoo is mean, nasty, ugly and poisonous.
My dear friend Erin's dog loves to pick berries and eat them.
We had a Wahoo bush growing in our berry thicket,
where the raspberries and blackberries are.
Poor Cleo ate these beautiful Wahoo berries and got very sick.
Hence, we cut the Wahoo out of our yard.
When I saw this Wahoo on my walk and thought it was beautiful.
I also thought of Erin and Cleo.
I am happy Cleo lived!
Speaking of living...
I thought this was pretty. I like the contrast.
I know I told you I was really happy on this walk.
Sorry my post is not continuing on that happy thread.
This is another plant that deserves to die
that's why I like to see it in it's "dying" phase.
This is Japanese Knot-Weed.
Introduced into the U.S. to help with erosion,
it is invasive and unstoppable.
Please do something to end it's life if you see it!
OK... back to the happy thoughts.
Horses.
The horses made me laugh.
They were really playful.
The one in the foreground is Bravo.
Bravo did NOT want me anywhere near the other one.
Baby calls the other one Brownie or Mudpie. Depends on his mood.
Anyway, Bravo REALLY wanted me to scratch him.
He kept sticking his head between the slats to get close to me.
Any idea why???
Poor guy!
He needs a hair brushing!!!
Now here's something I NEVER do...
I am adding a picture of me.
Not only am I in crazy clashing colors and patterns
(unheard of)
but I wonder...
Am
I
Bright
enough
not
to
get
shot?
Pun intended!
I decided to walk Baby to preschool even though my reptilian brain wanted to keep warm and drive.
It was such a lovely walk.
I was so incredibly happy.
I recalled those college days when SP and I would don our winter coats and run outside to dance in the first snow.
I was filled with happiness.
Everything was so beautiful.
Here's some pictures I took.
This is a Wahoo bush.
Isn't it beautiful?
Well I hate to tell you this but...
The Wahoo is mean, nasty, ugly and poisonous.
My dear friend Erin's dog loves to pick berries and eat them.
We had a Wahoo bush growing in our berry thicket,
where the raspberries and blackberries are.
Poor Cleo ate these beautiful Wahoo berries and got very sick.
Hence, we cut the Wahoo out of our yard.
When I saw this Wahoo on my walk and thought it was beautiful.
I also thought of Erin and Cleo.
I am happy Cleo lived!
Speaking of living...
I thought this was pretty. I like the contrast.
I know I told you I was really happy on this walk.
Sorry my post is not continuing on that happy thread.
This is another plant that deserves to die
that's why I like to see it in it's "dying" phase.
This is Japanese Knot-Weed.
Introduced into the U.S. to help with erosion,
it is invasive and unstoppable.
Please do something to end it's life if you see it!
OK... back to the happy thoughts.
Horses.
The horses made me laugh.
They were really playful.
The one in the foreground is Bravo.
Bravo did NOT want me anywhere near the other one.
Baby calls the other one Brownie or Mudpie. Depends on his mood.
Anyway, Bravo REALLY wanted me to scratch him.
He kept sticking his head between the slats to get close to me.
Any idea why???
Poor guy!
He needs a hair brushing!!!
Now here's something I NEVER do...
I am adding a picture of me.
Not only am I in crazy clashing colors and patterns
(unheard of)
but I wonder...
Am
I
Bright
enough
not
to
get
shot?
Pun intended!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Snowshoe anyone?
Get out and get active! Snowshoeing is one of my favorite forms of exercise and it is eco-friendly because it has zero impact. I found this website and am so excited about it!
Tubbs Trailnet
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