An attempt at a self timered shot of Grizzly and I. Hitting a camera shutter, getting in place, and trying to show her how to pose all at once it a bit challenging! But we did get one shot of us and the house together.
A bit late, but Merry Christmas and some big thank you's to all of you amazing folks following the journey here!
And Grizzly is starting to get pretty comfortable here. She's even feeling relaxed enough to play some. I learned that while she doesn't seem to have any interest in chasing a ball, she does like to catch and eat snowballs. :)
The snow is still not very deep, but at least it's white and clean looking out there now!
Isn't Grizzly just a really beautiful dog? :)
And one shot of one of the many little cheerful birdies that flit and chirp around here in the winter.
I know, I know, it was just too great of a title to resist! Announcing the addition of Grizzly the dog to my household here at Fy Nyth. Check out this quick video for an introduction to my new girl!
She seems to enjoy the couch quite a bit already and be comfortable in the house. I expected warming up to and trusting a new person to take some time given her past. But I think we will be a good fit for each other as from my own experience I can relate to giving your life to someone and then being dumped out of the blue for someone new.
Since I finished the above video, she's already become a lot more comfortable with me. Actually approaching me instead of shying away, and by this evening, even coming over and resting her head on my knee a few times while wagging her tail. That melted my heart!
Look at those eyes! Isn't she beautiful? So far anyway, she's been very well behaved. Good leash manners, travels well in the van, is very gentle with everything around her, and does not seem to have any desire to run away.
She's been exploring my little clearing and just seems curious about everything. Including the newly falling snow which we are finally getting a little more of!
She's even starting to show a little bit of a playful side though long naps seem to be something she enjoys quite a lot.
We even encountered this huge herd of elk while driving near my house and while she was very interested and alert, she stayed seated quietly and didn't bark at them. I think she may be a good companion on wildlife photography drives which is exciting.
I hope you all enjoyed the shortest day of the year, and I look forward to a little more daylight as we go forward from here!
A beautiful scene under the full moon a couple nights ago. I love that I live somewhere you can still see stars even with a moon bright enough to be able to read by outside.
But with the cold, comes some winter chores. Like maintaining a clean and safe chimney on my little wood stove.
And another review, this time of my oven/range. Which I love, with one big caveat, the electrical power use of an appliance that is supposed to be propane powered.
After posting that video, one of my amazing followers offered to buy my current stove. And being semi local, he drove over and picked it up, giving me the cash to purchase basically the same stove, but with a different oven ignition.
It's in the mail, but for a few days, I have a hole in my kitchen and am cooking on the wood stove. I'm excited to get the new one installed and I've been wanting to switch out my first one since about the first week after moving in here!
Enjoy your winter evenings whatever the weather in your area!
Finally a little of that white stuff showed back up. But it didn't last long. Still it's wintery enough temps to make it time for some indoor projects.
Like growing some fresh greens!
I love sprouts, but don't grow them in the summer just because I have so many other greens coming out of the garden. All winter though, I keep these guys going.
And the time of year when I keep this mix handy.
In one of the few remaining open water spots, quite a few of these beautiful birds gathered. I love watching Trumpeter Swans.
And one morning, getting up early yielded a few minutes of stunning light over the mountains just before the sun rose.
After Thanksgiving the weather remained unseasonably warm for a while. So I split a bunch more firewood.
And discussed some of my thoughts on Black Friday...
And added a new cooking video on my favorite meatloaf recipe.
All the warm weather melted most of the snow we did have, and then added a bunch of rain. The creek below my house ended up just about as high and muddy as it normally is during spring run off.
And then the temps plummeted, and coated everything with a glittery layer of hoarfrost. I love when the air just sparkles!
