Happy New Year...

we are home and in for the night...

DH is watching tv and I am on my computer...

just waiting for 2017 to exit...

will probably be in bed asleep when it happens...

so here are the last photos of this year...

a starling fell asleep while hogging the feeder this morning...

and I got some wonderful shots of the male hairy woodpecker...

the female looks like him without the red...

hoping they do ok tonight and tomorrow...

doing some extra feeding for them...

wishing you a happy, healthy and magnificent 2018!

guess who's not going outside...

when its like this out there...

and this...

we all stay in and...

eat...

the outside adventures are watched from inside...

and the naps are often...

except when there is a box involved...

then its "game on" time...

rockin in the New Years at home...

with these guys...

stay in, stay warm and stay safe!  

Happy New Year!

its not going to be nice out there...

got some really cold weather coming in...

there's a wind advisory starting tonight and going through Tuesday...

I am not getting out at all...

we got a smidgen more snow yesterday...

had a great morning...

got so much done...

and then I went down in the late afternoon, evening...

right in the middle of supper...

I couldn't finish it at all...

we have got some pretty fat birds...

they are going to need it!

stay home, stay warm...

we got the furnace ordered yesterday and should be here by the end of next week...

I haven't waited on DH to order it forever!

praying this one doesn't go out before they can get it in!

MEN!

LOL

what he sends...

are you aware of what he sends you every day?

do you notice the little things?

here are some of the little things that happened yesterday...

enjoy your day...

and all the little things...

:)

we are above freezing...

its 4 out there this morning...

I wanted to get the rest of these from the other day up before I take more...

I am not going out in this cold...

so these are the only photos that I can get out the window for right now...

we have a pair of large woodpeckers...

they like the suet and sunflower seeds...

we are having a very hard time keeping the feeder full...

we have got to get back up to the fire station this weekend and pack up the leftovers...

I am not sure when we are doing that...

but we need to get it done...

and just knowing it will be the last time we have to do this, makes it easier...

spending new year's at home, like always...

too old to do anything else...

LOL

have a blessed day!

below zero...

good thing we are feeding these guys...

they are rather plump...

DH just text me...

he is on his way home via the local grocery store...

to pick up bird feed...

he's got the next four days off...

nice way to end the year...

hope your days are good...

and you are staying warm!

this weather is for the birds!

:)

mourning dove...

catching some zzzzzzzzs...

its 11 out there and was spitting snow...

naptime!

been playing with the camera again...

more tomorrow!

what a wonderful time of the year...

when Craig got home...

he worked until closing at 6 on Christmas eve...

he changed clothes real quick and then grabbed a bite to eat...

the rest of us ate a bit earlier...

then we all gathered in the living room and opened presents...

I got this salt lamp from Jody, Craig's girlfriend...

I love it and hope it does all it says it will do!

will keep you posted on that...

everyone got some really fun things and loved everything...

so it was a wonderful Christmas this year...

totally blessed with thankful and loving family...

my photos came our terrible...

so, today, I practiced some more...

and I think I finally got the settings right!

super excited to see how this goes!

it even got the dust!

(I just cleaned this Friday afternoon, or so I thought...)

LOL

there are a few things that didn't make it here in time...

but will be coming in this week...

DH was awesome, helping and cleaning all weekend...

helping with the cooking and we just went from one thing to another until it was done...

and all the while...

he's talking how he is going to love being retired and being home all the time...

I think we will have a spot free home when that happens...

he just jumps right in there...

LOL

and the poor man was up against a losing battle trying to keep the bird feeder full!

we got snow and then it turned cold and it must have triggered something...

we have had so many birds out here and we now have 4 squirrels running around...

at one time, I counted 7 male cardinals...

the 2 pair of woodpeckers...

the sparrow hawk...

and all the little guys who live in the evergreens...

it was over 50 birds easy...

but they are fat and sassy...

thanks to DH running out there 3 times a day!

Craig has Tuesday off...

DH works Tuesday and Wednesday and then is off again...

getting those vacation days used up...

and it looks like its going to be in the teens here for a bit...

so, I am hibernating...

:)

have good weeks and hope you had a very merry Christmas!