The Happy Hour Bar and Restaurant in Hulbert Michigan

Most people call it the "Deer Bar", but the official name is The Happy Hour. The deer yard up here for the winter months and you can enjoy a beer or your beverage of choice while watching the deer chow down on corn and hay.

George is throwing out corn.

And they LOVE it. They come in from all directions.

If you're ever in the UP during winter, stop by the Happy Hour and enjoy a burger (or something else off the menu. They have a great prime rib dinner on Friday nights, too.) while watching these amazing creatures enjoy their meals right out the window.

Stormy Weather...

Oh my goodness! What a winter we've had up here in the UP of Michigan. Steve plows pretty much every day.

Church was cancelled yesterday because Saturday night we had freezing rain. I heard it bouncing off the windows around 2:00 am. Last night our blizzard warning went into high gear. WOW!

We get a bit antsy here if we can't get out, so we made the attempt today with the truck in four-wheel drive even though the county plow didn't get here until 5:00 pm today. Those guys sure had their hands full! We salute you! Thank you!

Our dog, Bear, loves the high snow banks. She just puts her face in the window when she wants in.

And she loves to dig holes in the snow for her to nap in. She is part Lab and big part husky. And of course she's watching Steve snow blow again.

All is good. Need a nap now.

The snow is still blowing. I doubt there will be school tomorrow. But it sure is pretty. I keep telling myself that...

Snowy Owls

On our township hall's sign, it reads "Rudyard - Snowy Owl Capital of Michigan". We have enjoyed watching these awesome birds this winter. We see them on top of telephone poles on our way home from church, on a barn on our way to town today, and in a certain tree when Steve grooms the snowmobile trail.

They are beautiful creatures!