It Certainly is a White Christmas!!!

It's "W" for ABC Wednesday!

"Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance-

each beautiful, unique and too soon gone."

                                                                                                     Deborah Whipp

My very favorite Christmas Carol is the Irving Berlin song, White Christmas...

especially as sung by Bing Crosby and Marjorie Reynolds in The Holiday Inn! 

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And yes, Mr. Earl, that's the deck!! About 1 foot short of the height of the storm at 6 feet deep!!!)

It

Santa's Coming to Town!!!

"You'd better not pout, you'd better not cry, 

I'm tellin' you why...

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!"



Uh Oh!!! I'd better stop fretting about the weather up here!!!
After all, Santa's got a sleigh!!!

It's not the deck Mr. E...it's the steps up to the front door!!!

Miss Daisy is enjoying a delightful rebound...she's feeling much better and is walking on her own again, practically skipping in the snow!!!

It's a MAMMOTH Winter!!!

Dan read on the internet that Mammoth Mountain has the most snow in North America today!!!  

Yep!!!

(posted on Facebook by the good folks of Mammoth Mountain)

This was yesterday!!!  Need I say that it snowed all night last night?  Today, Tom and the girls were planning on leaving in the early morning...

A lot of shoveling, and two police cars helping to pull him out of the driveway, and they were on their way!!!   They did stop for breakfast with us at our new version of Montrose's City Hall diner.  Did I mention that we got right out?!!!  

(In all fairness, the fine fellows from MMLPD did help direct the Hubman aka the Chief through the big berm at the bottom of the driveway!)

(BTW is it police protocol to giggle and laugh while assisting Mammoth's citizens? er Chief?...Ho,ho,ho!!!)

It's Been Snowing Again!!!

The Weekend in Black and White

"There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to its very hollows in snow.

It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig, is clad with radiance."

                                                                                                                 William Sharp

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It was a tough day snow boarding....

Our Grandaughter's BFF...after a long day of snowboarding and fun...

Evensong...

       

"If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman,

I shall feel that I have worked with God."

                                                                                                   Gilbert K. Chesterton 

Yet another gorgeous sunset seen from our deck...

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The Roads in God's Country are Paved in....

SNOW!!!

Yep!!!  Those Voluminous Vehicles with huge chains and wheels sure do a darned good job keeping our streets clear!!!

(I think I'm stuck in a "V" Vortex from yesterday!!!)

In Veritas...it's ABC Wednesday!!!

Yes, truth be told, it is "V" day for ABC Wednesday...

On a day like today, I am Very, Very glad to have these quite Voluminous machines out and about in our Village.  I suppose, if you've had your car buried by one some white and cold morning, you might be tempted to Vilify the driver of these Vehicles.  However, Verily I say unto you, let it go!!!  Your Version may not be the only Version...perhaps the Vehicle came into a Vortex that wouldn't let go...or...perhaps the local Vintner  was driving said Vehicle...

Whatever the case, it is not wise to get Volatilely Verbal with the driver of one of these Vehicles as your Vehicle might end up being fertilizer for the Verdant fields of spring!!!

May your day today be filled with Verve!!!

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Viva la "V" Day!!!

Quick!!! I've got to find my camera!!!

Sunset over the Village...

I started to grab my camera to go get a shot of what was starting to be a really nice sunset...then I realized that Miss Daisy really needed to go out...I dropped the camera, got Daisy, helped her downstairs, and took her out...
The Chief and Father Mike were driving up the street..."Quick!!!  Can you take Miss Daisy???  I've got to get my camera!!!"
I missed the part that prompted my first desire to grab the camera...but OH!!!
I think it was worth it!!!

Road Trip!!!

The Hubman and I took a little road trip to Reno today...it was a tough sell, but I finally convinced him to pull off the side of the road (he picked the Mono Lake vista point at Carson Summit)

for a few photos...

I suspect that with the amount of salt in the water it stays much warmer than a freshwater lake...thus the fog covering the entire lake...but then, that's just my guess!!!

You never know when you might need a bite to eat...

Weekend Reflections

Bodie Hotel, Bodie State Historical Park

Isn't it nice to know that if you wake up hungry in the wee small hours of the morning, you can still get a bite to eat???

Might be a bit dusty here though...

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Tamarack Lodge Resort

The Weekend in Black and White...

This is the Tamarack Lodge main building.  The Lodge was originally built in 1924, overlooking the Twin Lakes, and offers cabins of "rustic simplicity to deluxe accommodations".   Tamarack Lodge is the hub of Cross Country skiing up here and a great fishing spot during the Spring, Summer, and Fall.  It's also the location of one of our favorite restaurants in Mammoth!  We had dinner there last night!!!

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