Being Blasted By Winter

Another snow storm is heading our way as I speak.....

this would be the third one in a 10 days.

I know, it is winter. What would one expect, eh?

I am thankful for the light in the front garden.

House Bound.......

After venturing out late Tuesday afternoon looking for traction sand

for the driveway, we realized that we should have stayed at home.

So yesterday we did. The roads were still a skating rink

and we decided to hunker down and stay inside.

You can see what we did.

Scrabble!

We have played this game a lot in the past.

It has been a few years since we played

 and it was the perfect way to pass away the time.

I always lose at this game. Ron always wins.

That's just the way it's always been.

Until yesterday that is!

Will That Be With Ice?

Oh yes! February in Nova Scotia....almost forgot!

An ice/rain/snow storm Monday night to beat all so far this year.

Everything continues to be ice-covered......

Are 'frozen prayers' any different from unfrozen ones?

It is really quite beautiful.

Sophie totally enjoyed walking atop the ice/crusty snow.

The clothesline wasn't budging.

The Corkscrew Witch Hazel tree took on another dimension. 

These rosehips are encased in crystal.

All that glitters......is ice.

.......A Ticket For An Airplane

I bid on these vintage stainless steel airplanes (models)

at a silent auction over a month ago.

Yesterday I got a call 

and they now reside here with us.,

until I set them up in the shop.

Contemplative Monday

The following quote is from 'The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh' (click).

It is published by 'Shambhala Pocket Classics'.

PEACE WORK

"Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders,

such as the blue sky, the sunshine, and the eyes of a baby.

To suffer is not enough.

We must also be in touch with the wonders of life.

They are within us and all around us, everywhere, anytime."

Eclectic Tastes

This post is going out to Debra of 'She Who Seeks' blogger fame (click).

Yesterday she was saying in a comment on my post that she was in the mood
to listen to some 'Leonard Cohen'.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.

Saturday Morning post

Cold wintery type of week....

Looking west from atop MacDonald Hill.

I took this on the way to Sophie's day care early yesterday morning.

The above and next  photo are 'natural' and were taken in broad daylight.

Downtown Halifax under construction.....just one of the sites as a flock of birds flew by.

MacDonald House peeking up over the hill.

Sophie was very interested in these tracks which were on MacDonald Hill the other day.

The fact that they are not accompanied by human tracks leaves me to think

they are from either a Fox or a coyote.

We didn't stick around to find out.

A sunset....

Queen Street in Halifax taken from new Central Halifax Library.

Winter surfing must be invigorating! It is to watch!

Taken from 5th floor at library (they call the Living Room)

looking towards Halifax Harbour.

Some of Sophie's friends at day care the other day.

Waxing Gibbous 76% full Moon the other afternoon.

Drip......

More of Sophie's friends....

Yes, like a bird on a wire......

Sophie with her ice protectors.

She tolerates these.