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.

Small Winter Scenes

lichen

grasses

yarrow

weeds

Skiing in Big Valley

This was last weekend.

Things were different this weekend.

Everyday Winter

Mazama

Goat Peak Lookout from Mazama

Beaver Pond Reflection

Female Downy Woodpecker

One feather found on a snowy walk

The snow has grown hair.

Goat Peak and Mount Robinson from our house

Sam says 'Is there food?'

The last light of another short day.

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

Small Winter Scenes

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

Luna in the studio

After her recent haircut, she's been struggling to keep warm.

The first significant snow of the season

A long wait til Spring

Holding on

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



Another short hike and a jump in a lake

Trail to Patterson Mountain.

View of Mt Robinson (I think), Goat Wall, Goat Peak and the upper valley.

Mt Gardner and Patterson Lake

Sun Mountain, closed til mid December

Why is it pointing up? Am I missing something here?

Near the top of Patterson Mountain

Patterson Lake