The Chase

At first they are chasing birds, then Lucy urges Ya Ya to run ahead so lucy can chase her.

Soon enough, Ya Ya has had enough and heads indoors while Lucy begs her to come back out and play some more..

At last Lucy goes inside as well, to relax and get warm as the sun sets on our beautiful snow covered garden.

Above and Beyond

What could make Ya Ya decide to climb up over the snow after reaching the end of the path??

Trying to get to HIM!!

After the Snow

Venturing out into the back garden with my camera after the snow had stopped falling.

Snow on Snow

That unmistakable flash of blue outside my window always makes me smile. We had all the usual visitors to the feeders.

This is my front yard, looking toward my street, as the second snowfall added 22"  over what remained of the first storm. The large blob in the corner is our Snowman.

An early Christmas

An early Christmas begins when Ya YA finds the holiday gift bag from Target filled with Finger Puppets from the dollar store area in the front of Target.

I get lots of toys and outfits for Ya Ya here.

Finger Puppets

In the end, triumph over the Lion finger puppet.....

Rainy Day

Rain...

Astro Anniversary

On Saturday the South Jersey Astronomy Club celebrated 20 years of promoting astronomy, championing the cause of light pollution, and educating the public about the wonders of the night sky.
Ray Maher, current President of the club (and my very own DH) is seen here presenting co-founder Fred Schaff with a plaque commemorating the occasion.
The cake with the club's new logo on it was pretty cool, too.

Cute Cake

We managed to get in a visit with family this summer.
This cake was made for my nephew & his wife to celebrate their life together.
I thought it was so clever- note the insignias on the ends of the little bench the couple is sitting on-Coast Guard on one side, Navy on the other.

Out with the old....

We hired a contractor to tear down our old storage shed and build a new one on site.
Here's a view of the old shed from my studio window.


Then the new one from the same vantage point.

We now have a space my DH can walk into without ducking to store telescopes and camping gear.


And next spring, with all this glass, I can have a space to move plants to before hardening them off into the garden. More room to start my spring plants from seed.
And a cute little garden backdrop as well.

A Classic

The First Day Of Spring

Welcome Spring (even if it is a little chilly today.)
We've gotten started with some pruning and some digging, and lots and lots of planning.