Zia was really excited when I picked up this little birdhouse for her at Michael’s Crafts. She told Caleb it was going to be their special project together, which of course brought groans of delight from him. She did manage to get him to draw a face on the front. She colored the little house […]
I found these tracks coming up through our snowy property and out onto the dirt road. I wasn’t sure what they were at first…elk? But elk don’t have the two points that come down behind the hoof. Then we found a match online…moose! A moose went traipsing by our house, probably at night. I can […]
This morning we woke to find yesterday’s sunny warmth exchanged for a frozen Narnia. The fog was so thick everything was white, but once that rolled away, the frost sparkling on the trees was so beautiful I really didn’t mind keeping my toes snug in warm socks and boots. The toes had their day in […]
This morning Zia found pine-beetle bark and built “campfires” in the morning sun. Noontime brought such a beating heat that we stripped off our jackets, socks and shoes and sprawled on the back porch under the bluest sky ever, where Zia played in the snow with bare feet. I have a beautiful sunburn on my […]
David took Monday off work, and we went drove down the road a couple of miles to Mud Lake. There was a nice packed trail around the lake, and we set off on snowshoes. Mud Lake is one of those places that’s beautiful in every season. It’s nicely kept, and the trails are well-marked. There are […]
