One week later

Last Sunday we lived in a winter wonderland and today it was 65F and the snow is all gone. Kind of amazing. It was hard to know when to stop taking pictures!



The Tramp and I decided to go for a walk in the snow to the mall which was open, but many of the stores were not. Kind of weird for the day after Christmas, but for the best considering the condition of the roads.

The geese and ducks were unperturbed by the weather and these four were seriously foraging for something at the bottom of the pond.

It was odd seeing the big southern magnolias heavy with snow. Unfortunately, on that walk, The Tramp slipped on a wet rock while helping me jump the creek, and twisted his ankle. So this has been a quiet week at home with only a trip to the doctor and for xrays. I have been able to do some sorting out of the sewing room and did put together an "Accidental Landscape" of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It still needs to be quilted though.

Today Mom and Dad came over to watch the Rose Parade and partake of the Christmas dinner we missed because of the storm. It was so warm out a mist developed over the pond.


And there were birds singing all around, including a flock of robins. :-) Robins have become rare in my experience and it's wonderful seeing them every day lately.




It was neat watching the mist ebb and flow across pond and then finally slide away to envelope the neighbor's house.

And then it was gone.

Happy New Year!