Snowy Thursday

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

A really beautiful snowy day today. I think we have several new inches of snow, no wind, and not terribly cold. The snowflakes just keep drifting down.

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I took this picture out my living room window today. I like the snow laying on the pine branches with some of the needles sticking through. I got inspired to do a drawing of it, so have started a small pencil sketch.

Icicles out my kitchen window.

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I got my garbage in the back of my pickup today, and drove down to the end of my driveway to the dumpster. I drove on the street, not my driveway, as it is blocked with a big drift. I needed to shovel the dumpster out, but the shovel had slid up in the bed of the truck and I couldn't reach it, so I just waded in the snow. The dumpster is overflowing.

Barrie came by, and left Kasey while she went out to take care of her dogs. Kasey laid down for a nap, and has been sleeping ever since. What a boring child!! She should be awake any minute now, and the fun and games will begin.

A cow and calf moose were hanging around my house all morning, but were never out in the open from the willows enough for me to get a good picture. But I enjoyed watching them.