flew the coop

After almost two weeks of being house-bound with snow days
we made it out of town & south bound.
Sun.
Surf.
Grumpiness gone.

Happy New Year.

the beginning of the end...

December 31, 2007...

Started the year here....ending it here as well.
Full circle.

Here's to holding swells & warmer water.
Happy Holidays.

big dig

before...

couple hours later...

dug out
thawed out
chained up

no shovel
no help
no problem

freeloader

This...
is Freeloader.

Lou...for short.



I adopted him (about this time) 3 years ago.
We had snow, freezing rain & sub-twenty temps.
His (original) owner left him outside.

Me...being Me....couldn't stand it, so I started letting him in.
He got along well with Tug & Harley.
In fact...he made himself right at home.

Then...about a year & a half ago...he started spraying/peeing in the v-man's room.
Big mistake.
I won't tolerate that nonsense....so out he went.
Don't worry though...another neighbor started caring for him.

Imagine my surprise...when I found him scratching on my door at 6:00 a.m. the other morning.
It was freezing out...and snowing!
(fucking part-time pet owners)

So...
I let him in.
Been here since Saturday morning...
...making himself right at home.

icy

Freezing rain atop 10 inches of snow....



...make some tea & pull out the crossword.
Welcome the winter solstice.

syncro...

...in a ditch?

On a straight-away?

At least 10 inches of snow today. Prime...driving conditions.



Tow to the rescue...

oops...

beauty in the blizzard

snowing
blustery
twenty-four degrees

this spring bloomer....showed up in the fall

poppy