Red-Tail Hawk Nest

Last week I spotted two hawks in the nest, but of course my camera battery wears quickly in the cold weather. Thought I did get a lovely shot of falling snow in the woods. Pass this way regularly, hope to get another opportunity to photo the hawks, not today, camera battery on charger...

Lunch Walk to Schaefers Greenhouse

Got past a few winter blues with walk down to the greenhouse. Lovely colors ready for upcoming Valentines Day! Very easy to assimilate into the warmth with water fountains flowing and staff showering the plants. I might have to come back for some quick plant sketches!

Winter Weeds

Always loved milkweeds, wandering through the forest of them as a child, plucking the silken strands and making little nests of them...

Winter Ducks

Love those winter duck prints through the river ice/snow floes. Winter feeding must be difficult.

Great Blue Herons

Had a chance to walk down to the river with great temperatures today. Hoped to see the bald eagles so many have reported seeing on the Fox. I was busy trying to get great photo of heron I hadn't realized there had been a mate directly behind.

Stefanie and Randell's birthday Gathering

Postponed Saturdays gathering until Sunday for roads to be cleared. Stefanie and Randell both turned 26 this month and baby Fyodor is almost 6 months! All 20 pounds of him get heavy quickly. Just so wonderful to have the kids all together for a meal and birthday deserts. They all enjoyed my vegan chili with cornbread and pear-cranberry cobbler with coconut milk frozen cream. Rachel baked apple pie too!

Three days later...

Double shifting takes a toll on intentions, so along with tackling that half hour organizing the studio, I'm prepping and cleaning for birthday gathering this evening and hoping weather holds out for me. Randell's birthday a bit early and his lovely Stefanie's a bit late. They are both 26 this month. Remembering the bad weather in January '88 and needing to take the beater work truck to the hospital through heavy snow. Marker page a bit different and less successful but fit in...