Snowmobiling the Canyon...

Steve and I doubled up on a snowmobile he recently bought and took a ride up the Crazy Woman Canyon. This is the scene once we reached the top of the canyon. So serene yet a bit windy but the air wasn't bitterly cold so it was wonderful.

We were about the only ones on the trails.

Steve taking pictures of me and my snowy back and backpack.

Hi!

Lots of snow up in these here mountains.

Sunshine! We can see our shadows!

Back down the canyon.

The Crazy Woman Canyon Creek

I often look at that crack and say hmmmm....don't stop here.

Such a beautiful canyon...

That is the canyon in the distance. We could not snowmobile from the flat land to the canyon today. We've lost quite a bit of snow on the plains.

Have a great week everyone! Time for me to get ready to go to the neighbors for dinner. Fun!

My Feathered Friends

I was trying to take pictures of my feathered friends, but they wouldn't sit still long enough for the shots to come in clear.

I started feeding the birds out here when we arrived at the end of December.

It took them about one week to figure it out.

Now they are here all the time.

I know this shot is crooked but I get a kick out of  the finch on the bottom left. Does he have snow on his nose? er...beak?

Some of my male finches are really getting their yellow on.

I have juncos, chickadees and finches. There are magpies all over the area but they eat meat like the eagles. Love my feathered friends until they fly into the window and feathers go flying. That's not too pretty.

Hunkered Down...

On Monday it was in the mid 40's and the sun was shining and we went for a nice walk (through a little mud!) with the dogs. The snow was drip, drip, dripping off the cabin's rooftop. That was Monday...

Tuesday we waited for the 4-6 inches of snow we were suppose to get. Today is Thursday and we have at least 10 inches on the ground and it is 9 degrees.

The dogs don't even want to go outside.

Ike is snoring as I type.

At times you could hardly tell the line between the ground and the sky, and you wouldn't have known there were mountains out there.

But I have to admit it is pretty.

There is a valley down there.

Certainly didn't see any elk.

No glimpse of the valley at this point.

No canyon out yonder...

But the cabin is warm and cozy with the wood stove cranking up the heat.

I'm not complaining...