Thursday, December 31, 2009

Goodbye 2009


sunset, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

As the sun sets today it also sets on the year. 2009 brought a lot of current events, personal events and great stories to share. It was, like all years, a very good one. Raise your glass of wine or champagne to toast away 2009 and welcome 2010. Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Paperwhite update:


paperwhites, week 6, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

6 weeks after planting 20 bulbs in water over rocks the blooms are opening in full. Not all 20 have started to open so I think in whole the arrangement will last quite some time. It will welcome in the New Year with a bouquet of white and a heady evening fragrance

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Making tracks in the fresh morning snow!


Kate makin tracks, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

It snowed again last night and this morning. It was a perfect opportunity to make tracks in the new fallen snow.... something I enjoyed doing as a skier. Kate is trying it out too. She circles the yard crunching on the snow and leaving her mark for the morning.

Kate or Whitney


Kate, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

I zoomed in on one of my other shots and realized that this picture of Kate looks just like her Mommy when she was 2 or 3.

Snowy trip to the Denver Zoo


lion, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Oh what a great day for the zoo!. We pulled up to park and wondered if the zoo was open. There were about 8 cars in the lot which was so different from the last visit when we had to park blocks and blocks away. It seemed as though the animals loved the lack of human stalkers. They were more animated than usual. The lions were enjoying their walk in the snow too just like Kate. The peacocks were in splendid form and posed for many pictures. And the ducks and geese found sanctuary in the pond for the winter.

Peacock


peacock, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Emperor goose


Emperor goose, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.