Owlhog day....and a dream.

Dear Mr. Owl....How many more days of winter will we have?

We do not have a groundhog available.

We had a rare occurrence last week.

A snow that actually stuck to the trees.  

(It has been a while since I posted)

Usually it is very windy and cold, so the snow just blows 

around and makes large snowdrifts.

Not this snow!

Very beautiful!!!

Also it was much warmer.

Upper 20s!

The sunrise was gorgeous!

Seriously....how could it be more beautiful?

Who knew that the crack of dawn could be so wonderful. 

Actually I did....I just like saying "crack of dawn".

It "cracks" me up.

Ha ha ha. 

Time for a walk!

Come on mom!  The beach is waiting.

The sound of the surf....the waves....I can hardly wait.

Huh???  What beach?????

Bumble!!!

You are dreaming again!!!!

Oh!   I thought it was kind of cold out here.

Oh well.....a girl can dream can't she? 

Sunset through the branches.

We are dreaming of gardening.  

Crocks and snow spikes.  

Good times.

The grapevine arbor.

Snake Mountain.

Turning pink in the sunset.

Beautiful clouds.

Who cares if it is cold and windy? 

Winter is beautiful.

Winter is fun.  

I actually like the cold weather.  

Much better than hot days when I can't even go on walks.

Right Zippy?

Zippy?

Where are you going????

This is how he got his name folks.

New painting. 

Giving it to my mom for her birthday. 

Better get used to it.

Okay Mr. Owl what is it? 

More snow or warmer weather?

I vote for more snow. 

More snow, a sunset and a sledding horse.

We have had another snow storm.  

This is a picture of a snow drift going over the front of a Polaris Ranger.

Pretty deep stuff.  

This is also the road to my parent's vacation house and where we keep our hay.  

We also have a rather large drift in our back yard.  

This drift extends to the area that the horses use to come in and out of the barn. 

We could not close the gate.

Better stuck open than closed.  

The other end of the same snowdrift.

Elk Knob State Park is looking so pretty.  

Here is another view of the park and also Snake Mountain.

I love it when the clouds roll over the tops of the mountains.  

I took Zippy with me to get this picture.  Bumble did not sneak out this time.

He found the deer leg that he and Bumble got in a fight over.

He carried it all the way home.  

They are friends again and all is well. 

You can see how deep the snow is in the woods.

By the way... this deer has all of his legs.  

Elk at sunset.

Beautiful!

My newest painting.  

This is a view from my neighbor's golf course.

Hard to see in this picture, but the barn and barn quilt are on there.

Very small, but still there. 

After the storm cleared, I snowboarded and walked over to my parent's house.

Certain parts of me are still recovering.

My driveway is rather curvy....that is all I am saying.

You can see how large that drift was.  Right in front of the house. 

Barn quilt at sunset.

This is on the way back to my place.

The sky started looking so bright.  

I thought....it can not get any brighter or more beautiful.

Then, as I walked along, it did this.

and this.

Then....Wow!  

Proof positive that the little injured deer was not eaten by Zippy and Bumble.  

Ha ha. 

Here he/she is.

You can see the little spot on it's shoulder that looks like a misplaced shot.

Honestly....why would someone want to shoot a baby.

I am glad this little fellow is now okay and doing well.

It ran away right after I took this picture and moved very well.  

Anything green around here is being eaten by the deer.

Amazing how they survive all of the snow and cold.

The twigs here are rhododendron.  

You can not even see the deck on my neighbor's house.

The horses and mini's have been having a good time!

It has warmed up quite a bit and the sun actually made an appearance.

Hey Eco!

Yes Danza.

Look at that crazy Oracle......he is sliding down the pasture on his back.

He is so silly!

He even has a smile on his face.

Goofy horse.

I was not sliding....I was sledding.

Joke's on you!

Ha ha ha. 

Good one Oracle!

Those horses are so dumb.