Making christmas meals for the squirrels and birds at Nana and Papa's house...

and auntie, who always enjoys a nice snack of raw millet...

More snow! Well over 18," with drifts up to 3 feet - we're completely snowbound...



a tired, tired, snow-chapped face...

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but we have well over a foot of snow now.  This morning there was a quarter inch of ice on top and Dash chopped a path through it using his garden hoe.

the snow has been falling all day, icy cold, swirling wind and a lot of fun! We skied the neighborhood, walking to the top of our hill to the forest; a steep hike but worth the ride...