Merry Christmas

Christmas Morning 2010

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family.

New Find

I removed the deer dog because he disappeared the day after I posted his picture (?). But now the guys & girls doing the renovation have figured out we have one of these

The Groundhog (Woodchuck)
Lovely little (not) critter and he's under our house...wonder what he's planning on eating...our logs?

This picture is not the actual groundhog at our house but we have seen a picture of ours. This is what I found when googling it. "Groundhogs are excellent burrowers, using burrows for sleeping, rearing young, and hibernating. The average groundhog has been estimated to move approximately 35 cu ft, or 710 lb, of dirt when digging a burrow. Though groundhogs are the most solitary of the marmots, several individuals may occupy the same burrow. Groundhog burrows usually have two to five entrances, providing groundhogs their primary means of escape from predators. Burrows are particularly large, with up to 46 ft of tunnels buried up to 5 ft underground, and can pose a serious threat to residential development by undermining building foundations.[4]
ARE WE IN TROUBLE OR WHAT?

Some of our Unique Finds

It's been a long time since I've posted anything so make sure you look at all three posts :) Enjoy!!!


The Owl




The Bullfrog





The Snapper




The Groundhog (Woodchuck)
Lovely little (not) critter and he's under our house...wonder what he's planning on eating...our logs?

Amid the Construction

Hazelnut Bush




Clematis (Clematis jackmanii)




Aster (Asteraceae)




Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)




Flowering Crabapple (Malus hybrida)




Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americana)



Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

The Change Has Begun

We decided that we would do some upgrading to the old house before we rented it again or sold it. I don't think I could ever live in a house that was being renovated. It would drive me up the wall. Here's what it currently looks like. I'll post more once it is finished.




Outside Back (South) Door




Southeast Bedroom



Master Bedroom



The Master Bathroom



The front bathroom

It Rained

It's hard to think of anything new to write, when you are tired and nothing new is happening. It did rain though so that's a great thing, everything is greening back up. Lots of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the feeders. Love to sit and watch them. I've had an Open House to show the new Close To My Heart Idea Books and have mailed a bunch out. Will be having a workshop next weekend and the first part of November I get to go away for another scrapping weekend...hopefully finish up the Christmas presents that I'm making. Will post my latest card in a few days (after Jocelyn's birthday) I think it turned out pretty good, hope she likes it.

It's been so hot and dry here lately that we've been feeding the bees. Our neighbors raise honeybees and commented how they were eating their winter food because it's so hot and dry that the flowers don't have any nectar so, we started watering the flower beds on a regular basis and set out shallow pans of sugar water for them to eat until the flowers start blooming again. Sure hope it works. It's neat to watch. The hummingbirds don't much like the bees when the bees show up at the hummingbird feeders though.