Slowly Spring Unfolds...

Our road is gradually getting better. However, as I type, it is snowing.

And we saw our first Robin a few days ago. Hello and welcome!

The Mourning Doves aren't practicing social distancing...

...and neither are the turkeys.

Do you see it in the center of the picture? A single snowshoe rabbit hops by...

And did you know that BlueJays like dog food? It's true!

You're welcome!

A Wild Weather Week

This past Sunday it rained all day. Sunday night we awoke to freezing rain tapping at the window. Monday morning the freezing rain changed to heavy wet snow. Midday we lost power. Tuesday morning we woke up to this!

Steve got on his tractor and tried to clean things up. He was even able to move trees on the road so he could get to our elderly neighbor a mile down the road and plow him out.

We live at the end of the road, however the snowmobile trail goes to the west from us. This is the way to our cabin. Steve and two other guys worked on the trail yesterday. Steve got to the cabin and all is good.

These last two pictures were taken when Steve and I went for a ride on our four-wheeler which has tracks on it. Back roads were impassable and still are and will be for a looong time.

Our electricity finally came back on Thursday night. There are still many places that are without. Our small towns were without power also and even the big city of Sault Ste. Marie. Have you ever been in a Walmart when the lights went out? Power was eventually restored then went out again. This happened all week. The holidays were interesting!

Our electric company, Cloverland, had to hire extra manpower to get everyone up and running. Those guys and gals, along with other utility guys and gals, worked hard for us all. We sure appreciate them!

We were fine without power for those four days as we heat with wood and we had our generator running when we were awake. This morning we had some light freezing rain which has now changed over to light snow. Hopefully the worst is over!

Happy New Year Everyone!!

Chicago Marathon 2019

Here's our little diva incognito. Our granddaughter is almost 2!

Last weekend was the Chicago Marathon. We traveled to Chicago to hang out with our son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter and grandpuppy and to support our son who was running the marathon on Sunday.

We arrived Friday afternoon and in the evening went to a nearby town Fall Festival where Harper was going to trick or treat for the first time. Grandpa is helping this little monarch butterfly get ready by putting on her antennae.

It was a crispy fall night so the antennae had to be replaced by a hat.

This festival was so much fun! There were vendors, games, music and lots of pumpkin carving.

And then the coat had to come on. Brrrr! 

Sunday morning was a little cool but it all went well. Riley did absolutely fantastic and even beat the goal he had set for himself. Riley is in the light green shirt.

Our daughter-in-law, Lindsey, did such an awesome job getting us around by vehicle or putting us on the right train to cheer Riley on in several spots along the way. The marathon is 26.2 miles long.

Here he comes!

High fives!

Harper cheers "Go Daddy!"

Here's a video Steve took. Hopefully it will work for you to view. After clicking on the start button in the middle of the screen, you can make the screen bigger by clicking on the bottom right square button.

The race is over and his teeth are chattering. Let's get this guy warmed up!

We also spent time over the weekend in the park. This grandma hasn't been on a teeter totter for eons!

Oh, and grandpa and Harper made soup. Well, they were making soup. I guess the conversation changed. I'll get details from my grandpuppy Gus. :)