"Ice"drops keep falling on my head

Wasn't that a song from the 70's?  Anyway, that's what is happening around here with huge icicles hanging from my gutters.  A nice wakeup when they hit your neck in the morning.

Just "horsing" around

I would have rather had today's shot a picture of the coyote chasing a deer that I saw yesterday, or of the big snowy white owl I saw the other day, but, unfortunately, it is difficult to be ready with the camera while driving and these animals don't pose for pics.  So, today, it will be the majestic and stoic horse I saw standing in its pasture while snowflakes covered his back.  I think even he was liking the snowfall.

Swimming anyone?

If I was a polar bear I would say yes.  But, I'm not.  I'm an Evilbear.  So I would say no.  It does look quite inviting, though.

Great day for sledding

As posted in an earlier post, lots of snow in Chicagoland this last weekend.  So, like making hay when the sun shines, like making lemonade when life gives you lemons, like.........you know what I mean.  If it snows like its Armageddon, you go sledding.

The Aftermath

Wow, what a beautiful snowy weekend.  After the longest two days of rain I think I've ever seen, we had more than a solid full day of the most gorgeous, largest snowflakes falling that I can remember. And it continued for 14 hours.  What was supposed to be 1-3" of snow turned into 12.1" of snow.  But no worries.  It wasn't the "heart attack" snow that's all wet and heavy that you hear about in Chicago land all the time. This was the kind you hear about that usually falls in Aspen or Tahoe.  Gosh, I hope my taxes don't go up from it. You could walk a mile thru all 12" of snow and not have to take a break.    Anyway, I took alot of pictures this weekend and will share several over the next several posts.

Blue Haze

Hope everyone had a great couple of days with family and friends.  I know I did and Santa was good to me, also.
Got back to snapping some pics today.  There isn't much better in life than early morning light with snowflakes filling the air.  The blueish haze created is breathtaking.  If you look close, there's even a couple of ducks enjoying it.

Happy Holidays to Everyone From Us

I might be a little early to send this off since the internet is not like the post office,  but, hey, I'm antsy to wish everyone happy holidays.  Besides, if it gets crazy over the next couple of days, I might not have time.
My post will be a little different today.  Instead of just a picture, we worked hard for months on coming up with a proper way to say, "Happy Holidays".  You will never realize the hours of choreography, the hours of set designing, and the vocal training that went into making our special video to you.  So here it goes.  Enjoy!  And have safe and happy times with your families. Clink on the link for our gift to you. 

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