A Beautiful Horse and Ride

Mama Mia & Meme

Mama Mia took refuge in my barn about a year ago with her little tuxedo kitten, Meme. It took a lot of patience & many months to coax them into a carrier, but I finally did it. I brought them directly to the vet & had them both spayed. I took them into the house, & they have been my pride & joy ever since. There is still some jealousy & hissing from my original 2 cats, but they have all learned to co-exist.

Meme... My beautiful tuxedo kitten who is now about 2 yrs. old. She is Mama Mia's daughter. I love her so much!

ZigZaggy Winter Photos

For some reason, these photos look blurry here, but if you click on each picture, you get a much clearer picture.





These are photos I took of my house/yard and surrounding area. First time using some of these options on PhotoShop but will continue honing in on the skills.

Valentine Bouquet

 

 

The Ultimate Peace & Love...

Destiny...

My poor dog, Destiny, thinks he is top dog. I guess what he doesn't know won't hurt him!

Jan. 20, '09--The Day Our Nation Goes Forward

"Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage."

Hope: When Imagination is Joined to Common Purpose, And Necessity to Courage

"In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage."

Another COLD Ski Day at Mt. Snow

My friend, Patti, and I had a great ski day at Mt. Snow today--no crowds, great conditions, but COLD! It was so cold & windy that they shut down the Northface ski lift and closed all the trails on the north side. It was still fun.

Skiing at Mt. Snow

A great ski day at Mt. Snow, but it was COLD!!
I'm not sure what the temp was, but I know it was -0 degrees at the base of the mountain. One good thing is that there were very few skiers. It was one of the coldest days I can ever remember, but it was invigorating. The two old hand warmers I found in my bag saved the day. I wouldn't have made it without those. Now to sit by the woodstove....

Collages!

Snow Covered Christmas Trees (and a dog)...

Lynch Critters

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF THE LYNCH CRITTERS!