I love Cardinals but not our treacherous winter roads

He finally showed up today!!  I have been waiting for him all winter.  None of that cheap old birdseed for him...only the best will draw him in.

Mr. Blue jay is always around...he'll eat about anything.  

But Mr. Cardinal always seems more elusive.  Maybe he knows just how lovely he is especially against newly fallen snow.

 I tried to get some pictures of him when he landed on the ground.  He looked so beautiful against the snow.  But alas, it's gloomy here and the pics were too dark through my window.

I was housebound yesterday with freezing rain and rotten roads. Today I knew I had to get to town just to cure my cabin fever a bit.  Except today it's snowing and snowing and my road looked like this..

And this...

And the trees look glorious all covered in the newly fallen snow.
Well I made it!!
And I made it home.  And then I promptly got stuck in our driveway and then fell two times trying to get into the house.
Oh the joys of winter in the frozen tundra!!
But that beautiful cardinal sure made my day!
Now don't tell me if your sunbathing in the Caribbean right now or just got back from there.
But otherwise how is winter in your neck of the woods?
Cindy

I'm Here...Hello!

I'm here it's just been so cold and so hard to get to sit down and write a post!

And don't let that innocent looking face above fool you.

He and some of his partners in crime have managed to knock down, mangle and eat nearly all the birdseed and feeders I have set out.

Naughty deer...naughty!

Last weekend we celebrated a late Christmas and my Mom's birthday.  She is pictured here at her Golden Wedding
Anniversary party with some of her grand-daughters.  Even though this pic is 6 years old, I still love it.

My Mom had a stroke shortly before Christmas.

A lot of my time has been filled with helping my Mom on the road to recovery.

She has improved a great deal however her vision is still an issue and she can't drive because of it.

That is making her most unhappy as you can imagine.

Every year we head to a water park to celebrate Christmas with my very large family.

We started this 11 years ago and it has become our tradition.

We used to try for December but with so many schedules that just wasn't working.  We now go on my Mom's birthday weekend and it's a much better fit.

Above hubby lifting little Addison to play water basketball.

And here.  I don't know what they were looking at but I was struck by how much their expressions were alike!

And while we are freezing our butts off here with Artic temperatures dipping down to minus 20.

Little Calista was warm and toasty in sunny Arizona.

 Outside happily swinging away with her Daddy the other day.

Temps there are in the 70's to about 80.

Boy is it calling my name!!

Off to visit some of you later today.

First I need to check on my Mom.

Best Wishes,

Cindy