A Winter Nap

Full Moon

The December Full Moon is called the Full Cold Moon and is also referred to as the Long Nights Moon by some Native American tribes.

12-12-12

The past weekend we found ourselves with at least 12 inches of snow. Considering we had around 22 inches ALL last season, I'd say that's pretty substantial! Dale did most of the shoveling, God bless him, but I raked the roof. Got that done in about 30 minutes. Not bad, huh? Shoveling all the snow I pulled down took longer. We got to 41 degrees today so we experienced some melting. The above photo was taken a few days ago in the backyard. 

Ornamental Grasses

About a month ago I bought some ornamental/drought resistant grasses from a colleague at work. I got some of them in the ground a few weeks ago but only got the last few in the ground today. Since it has been above freezing so much I hope it won't be a problem. I think they're going to look great in the next year. We're still in a significant dought. I can't believe I'm still planting and watering in December.

Squirrels and Pumpkins

These photos were taken on November 21, and I just never got around to posting them. Someone at work told me they put cinnamon on their pumpkins to keep the squirrels from eating them. I would have preferred that the little urchins would have held off a bit longer before going after them but, at this point, who cares?