A Winter Birthday

We had a nice family (most of it) get-together for Zoe's 6th birthday, January 9th

The barn was aglow with festivities


The presents are ripe for pillaging

Portia watches the opening with diabolical glee

Cardboard: The gift that keeps on giving

The sugar-induced Bendaroo-making creative spree waxes and wanes simultaneously

Mac takes on the stairs

Before the snowstorm

After the snowstorm

A winter wonderland

The newspaper delivery guy gets his car stranded on the icy road


Joe and Irene walk on water

Wild Kingdom

We have some visitors on the pond...

...A mallard pair which we have named Joe and Irene

A second female, dubbed Bubbles, appears to vie for Joe's affection

Irene keeps herself between Joe and the interloper

A yellow-bellied sapsucker appears on a tree at the edge of our driveway


The stinkbugs have overrun us

Finna enjoys some sunshine

Xmas Marks The Spot

On christmas eve, we had Kattrina's family (most of it) over for a present opening bonanza and some great food. There was a good time to be had and we met the task head on.

The present are meted out

The suspense is palpable

Portia holds Wall-E aloft in victory

Zoe and Portia show off the newest member of their family, Mac