Signs

Couldn't resist this one:

 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL--ENJOY AND BE HAPPY

lINKING TO tOM'S SIGNS2~~~HERE

Saturday Critters

 Eagles from Samish River

 Trumpeter Swan 

 Birds (Towhee) on our deck

 Puffed up against the cold---keeping warm

Linking to Eileen's Saturday Critters~~~~~HERE

Winter Sky

Woke up to 24degrees F. all white and frosty.  We decided to go for a drive and take some pics of winter.  Today is Sky Watch HERE--so go there to see more amazing skies.

 This is today's winter sky

 Looking behind us we see the sun is shining on the mountains---but not on us.  So pretty

Christmas

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night

December 24---The Day Before Christmas...

Which means what follows is the Night Before Christmas.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONNER and BLITZEN!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!

It's almost here

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Linking to Mosaic Monday~~~HERE

Merry Christmas

The Reason for the Season
No room at the inn so HE was born in a barn

Linking up with Tom's Barn collective~~~~~HERE

Merry Christmas 

Rainy Day Birds

The November rains have finally showed up---We got a lot of rain today

Trumpeter Swan splashing in the puddles and mud.

 A wet Eagle looking over the lunch pond

 And Ducks---they love any water.  Looks like several Mallards and a Green Winged Teal

Linking up with Eileen's Saturday Critters~~~HERE

Cold Moon

The Cold Moon is the very last full Moon of the year 2019
Here is what it looked like at our house.  It took a chance and peeked out through the heavy dark clouds.

Linking up with Sky Watch~~~HERE

Merry Christmas to all
Happy Hanukkah to all

Signs

This is a sign up on the North fork of the Nooksack River---a tributary to the Nooksack.
Read more about the Nooksack river~~HERE

 This is the part of the Nooksack where the sign is and you can see the stream coming in from the left

Linking up with Tom's Signs2~~~~HERE

Santa Baby

Santa has a new sleigh and Reindeer

Seems he lost a little weight too---haha

Getting ready.....

Always fun to decorate the tree. 10 more days til' you know what!

Linking to Mosaic Monday~~~HERE

Red Barns

Here are a few Skagit
Valley barn just in time for Tom's Barn Collective~~~~~HERE

Moon

Moon shot through the light fog

Linking to Sky Watch~~~~HERE

Spooky Sign

When we were on out way home from our road trip yesterday evening it was very foggy and this sign at the skagit Casino look very eerie in the fog.

Linking to Tom's Signs2~~~~~HERE

A foggy and then sunny Tuesday

Tuesday December 9th
It was very foggy this morning and it looked like the sun would never get to burn the fog away.
We decided to check out the Eagles up on the North Fork of the Nooksack River.
     The day did indeed start out foggy

 As we headed north the sky cleared and we were happy

 The mountains were out.  These are the Sisters Mts.  commonly called Twin Sisters

 Another shot with Mt. Baker peeking up to the left.

 A quick shot of the Nooksack River and no Eagles to be found

 Heading home the fog returned---with a vengeance.

That is how Tuesday goes in my World
Linking up with Our World Tuesday~~~~HERE

I am thinking--CHRISTMAS

We'll Christmas is quickly approaching  and I think I had better start a little decorating.
Maybe we will have a bit of snow like we did last year.

This Eagle didn't like it at all.

 Christmas last year

 Linking up with Mosaic Monday~~~~HERE

Birds

Linking up with Eileen's saturday's Critters~~~~~HERE

This is a male Anna's Hummingbird that came to the feeder this morning.  The female comes around quite a bit but haven't seen a male for quite awhile.  Anna's winter over here but the Rufous Hummingbirds migrate.

 Always enjoyable seeing the Snow Geese in the Valley

 Caught this Pheasant in the Valley also

 A pair of Green-winged Teal.  So pretty

Not much sky.....

....going on around here.

Across the Valley looking east into the hills that are hidden.

Trumpeter /swan overwinter in the Valley and they love to hang out in the harvested Potato  fields

 Low ceiling and disappearing mountains---only hills left

Linking to Sky Watch~~~~HERE

Also linking to MY World~~~~~HERE