December 31

Light a candle, give thanks, say a prayer

December 30

Conrad and I went to check out the river trails
but decided not to hike today since they were
pretty full ... pretty though :)

Feed them and they come!

December 29

Tree stuff

December 28

Beautiful sundogs 

December 27

Ben & Zoe were being
entertained by Grandpa on the quad
clearing snow

Photo booth with the munchkins

December 26

Managed to find a few owls on my hunt this afternoon
after Troy tipped me off  with some possible locations

December 25

Just love seeing all the snow capped things
around the yard ... not a normal sight in southern Manitoba :)

Grandpa & Hazel  :)

December 24

Suzanne & I got to spend a few
beautiful hours on the trails at the Red River
this afternoon! 

December 23

Our Christmas

December 22

Voth family gathering included
some 4 generation pictures as well

A chickadee enjoying seeds
and berries out the kitchen window

December 21

Lots of these guys hanging around
the feeder and the berry tree

Meatball production underway

December 20

Some sights around our tree

December 19

December 18

After a busy couple of days,
Suzanne and I managed to get in a hike
at the Red late this afternoon and topped
it off sitting at a fire by moonlight and
listening to the coyotes :) :)

December 17

A new favorite mug by the tree 

December 16 ... Gathering time

One last family gathering at the
Neu-bergthal Community Ctr
which included some 4 generation photos and
a  little silly time

December 15

The girls under the tree 

December 14

We had a great evening out with
the team from Red River Glass!

December 13

I can hardly find words some days to express just how blessed and fortunate
I feel to have the physical ability to get to these trails and be able to
hike them semi-regularly.  It was so absolutely gorgeous and peaceful out here today!

December 12

December 11

Hiking Santas :)

I kind of thought of picking this up,
what with having 2 Aggies from our home :)

December 10

Another quick hill excursion :)

December 9

Yeah!  Conrad & I got out
onto the Red River trail together
for the first time on this beautiful day!
It was wonderful!

December 8

Every once in a while, I get out for my daily
around the town walk in the sunshine instead of in the dark :) :)
And it's glorious!!

December 7

    Went out for a ride to try

      to find some owls but ....

        windmills, hydro lines

           and dirt roads were it

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December 6 ... In a row / odd one out

December 5

A chickadee busily working on a sunflower seed

Yoga in front of the tree :) :)

December 4

Yippee!  The Nature Park is opened!
And what a wonderful morning to be
out in the mild temps and sunshine!

And with no cloud cover for a change,
this greeted me early in the morning 

December 3

A short play time with these girls and then ...

Went for a drive to check out
the display out in Sommerfeld