Wintertime Blues

An airplane borne virus has infected the people in this house and even the dogs are depressed. Ken and I have moped and rested and sat in front of our computers most of the week in hopes of getting well soon. The dogs are restless and need some exercise and so do we. Cold temperatures early in the week burned my lungs when I tried to go outside. And to make matters worse, skate skiing and ice skating conditions have been as good as a person could want them to be, if she could go outside and enjoy them.

An African Violet to brighten the day

A slow walk.

Random shots from a week of weather ups and downs

This turned into another bluebird skies afternoon of skiing.

Hairy Woodpecker working the lichens on an MVSTA sign at Mazama.

Great skate skiing on the Community Trail

Goat Peak in my rear view mirror

Sam will swim any time of the year.

Winter is hard on mule deer

Skiing in Big Valley

This was last weekend.

Things were different this weekend.

It's not even, officially Winter yet.

A snowbow over Studhorse Mountain

Truckcicles

Snow management could become a serious issue in January

Digging a trail to the bird feeders

Some scenes from an early winter

Run Luna, run.

Kelly says, I don't have to keep up with her.

Pygmy Owl that Ken spotted near Eight Mile on the Chewuch

petroglyphs

Morning light on Patterson Mountain

Dogs walk

Another hike to Aspen Lake

Just me and the girls taking advantage of another gorgeous November day.



Sam above Aspen Lake

Kelly - she has bad cataracts and the sun makes her squint

Luna makes a big splash where ever she goes

These two understand the power of cookies.

Aspen Lake, Patterson Lake and in the far background Goat Peak

aspens



Halloween day hike to Aspen Lake

Susan and I and four dogs had a wonderful afternoon hike to Aspen Lake. Colors are still vibrant.

Grasses grew SO tall with the cool wet summer

More wet dog fun.

An afternoon on the Chewuch River

Dogs and sunshine and a clear river in November. Pretty nice day.

Dogs just want to have fun!

Mushrooms so fresh they were dripping with moisture.

Aspen and Snowberry

The remains of a salmon

Yesterday

Luna and Kelly got to go swimming in the river while Sam got to go to the office with Ken.

We've been seeing these too often the last week or so with all the lightning.

The haze from distant fires makes for pretty sunsets.

Captain Jack