Christmas 2013

The second annual snowshoe to Christmas dinner.  Does life get much better than that?  This year my 11 year old niece decided to join in on the fun.  It wasn't a sunny day, but the temperature was around 20 degrees with little wind.  It was a pleasant jaunt until the last mile through the open cornfields and it began to snow - really snow, blowing in our faces.  According to Google Earth, the trip was 2.83 miles one way.  Nothing like a little exercise before a big dinner!  

Luckily, we had a ride back.  The snow continued throughout the evening and put down another few inches with the wind blowing some small drifts.  The driveway was cleared yesterday and has proven passable to two wheel drive vehicles now.  How long will this last?

And my Christmas present?      A log splitter.  I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but I've seen it demonstrated.  Nothing like manual labor to keep one's fingers and toes warm on a winter's day.