Christmas cards

My holiday cards are finally finished and ready to mail.  Now will someone come wrap presents, ship, decorate and bake for me?  Pretty please?

Winter boots

As I look back over the year I realize that I've compiled a somewhat deliberate series of images of shoes.  As I was carrying George's snow boots upstairs this afternoon I thought they'd make a nice addition to the series.  I lowered the saturation and added some intentional grain to emphasize the rugged nature of the boots.

Naked

We got our Christmas tree yesterday afternoon but haven't decorated it yet.  It just looks so bare sitting there in the window.....

Snow on the mountain

We woke to 6 inches of beautiful fresh snow this morning.  For a brief time before the upcoming high winds, the trees were covered.  On the way down the mountain, a sliver of sun and blue sky highlighted the fog shrouded valleys.

Crawling out of the snow

With a major snowstorm on the way in Blowing Rock, it looks like this "woman" will never make it out before she's snowed under again.

Bistro Christmas

Out to dinner tonight and in a festive mood.  Christmas decorations look so much better with a little snow.

Men at work

Some shots of the activity going on with our construction today.  I give these guys a lot of credit for working outside on such cold days.  The carpenter in the first photo told me that it didn't get above 11 degrees yesterday, but they were hard at work.  The last photo shows what little heat they have to use.