Closed for Winter.

Officially, our bird bath is now closed

for the Winter. I feel bad for the many

birds who visit it during the Spring,

Summer and Fall. Nature has taken over!

💗 Chy 💗

Early Morning.

I love coming down in the morning once

the sun is up and capturing moments like

this. The sun creating light and warmth on

the walls. Frosty outside but warm inside.

💗 Chy 💗

Blogtober: Day 7.

Frost! The first bit but it melted an hour

after I took this shot. Too early. But pretty!

~ Chy

Winter Weather.

..... has been amazing so far. We have

not had any new snow since early in

December and this week, the bit we

have has been melting as the warmth

that crept in settled and hasn't yet left.

We have had fog and frosty mornings

but the sun, the light wind and the air

has kept our Winter so nice. Many days

I have my jacket undone and the other

day, I wore shoes to work instead of

my big Sorels. I'm sure at some point

we'll have some fresh snow and maybe

a day of rough driving. But for now,

we'll embrace what has been gifted to

us for the start of 2023. I hope where

you are dear friends the weather is great!

~ Chy

Frosty and Foggy.

We woke up yesterday to the most amazing

hoar frost, which is still present today. A

quick trip in to town to meet a realtor, see

my mom and look at new phones meant

we left home in the sun but quickly it did

disappear and we were suddenly engulfed

in thick fog that made driving challenging.

These photos don't even really show how

dense it was. It felt like we were driving in

a tunnel. We usually talk or listen to music

while we drive but our car was silent all

the way into town. A bit scary though pretty!

~ Chy

Evening Fire.

It was a bit of a gamble to put a fireplace in our

master bedroom when we built our little cottage

in the big woods. But I'm so thankful we did go

int his direction. So cozy on a cold and frosty night!

~ Chy

Frosty Back Garden.

Our deck covered in snow. The lowest

spot is just 2 feet off the ground and

the snow is now up to that spot. We'll

have to move some of the snow soon.

I love fresh snow before footprints

and the deer trek over the landscape.

The snow fell before we could get

the rink filled, so skating is on hold.

~ Chy

Frosty Afternoon..

Took a few shots before we skated

on the rink today. Isn't it beautiful?

~ Chy

Frosty Gate.

Learning to use the camera on

my new phone .... our frosty gate.

~ Chy

Frosty House.

A shot of our little cottage,

covered with hoar frost.

We love our house so much and

feel so privileged to live here.

~ Chy

Frosty Walk.

After lunch on Boxing Day, we

went for a nice little frosty walk.

Dh showing our little guy where

the deer often disappear to at night.

Bringing back our garbage bin from

the end of our little lane. Nice helper.

~ Chy

Blue Snow.

I shot this on a frosty day when the snow

was crisp and the sun made it all blue.

~ Chy

Frosty Garden Door.

Our little garden door that goes out to

the back deck. Frosty and very, very cold. 

Frosty Departure.

We bid a fond farewell to our old Honda CRV yesterday as it was driven away by the nice guys from the dealership who came out to get it running after it wouldn't start on Thursday. It delayed the paperwork and we had to wait until today to pick up the new car. Worth the wait though. And we're very impressed with the service to date. They took back the old car,  no questions, no penalties, free and clear. And sent out the service guys yesterday to boost then drive the car back to the dealership. Today, they sent the shuttle to pick us up so we wouldn't have to drive a car in and then drive two cars back. Didn't even have to ask, they offered, we accepted. Felt like a celebrity walking in as they know us so well now. The paperwork was seamless, though they did discover a calculation error so we ended up with an even lower payment then we successfully negotiated to start with. Drove us over to registries to finalize the government documents, then back to the dealership to go over the new car head to toe and an hour later we were off for our first official drive. Piece of cake! Very much worth the time and the effort to do our homework, then use a free program to find out the invoice price, start the negotiations early and low, and don't back down with what we want. Works every time. Now we can enjoy and not think about numbers and time frames and features. All done in time for the New Year!

Shhhh .... Wednesday.

Out My Window.

 This is what I see!

A frosty landscape that is so pretty.

Almost eery but beautiful too.

I worry this tree is going to fall over any day.

But it doesn't. Inspiring that it's so strong.