Feed the Birds

Outside eye candy is scarce this time of year.   With the exception of my nandina bushes and my pansies, my yard is pretty bleak, and more recently covered in snow!

The bare branches of winter do provide for some excellent birdwatching though.  I'm always impressed with these little creatures.  They're so efficient and productive and you can't help but be motivated by their constant motion. We've kept our feeders full this week and have been enjoying a rainbow of color from the cardinals, bluebirds and finches.   

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I hope you have a fabulous weekend and find some time to relax and unwind or if your like us, get out of the house!

Small Spaces

Being snowed in for the third day in a row has me feeling a bit claustrophobic.  I found these images to help brighten up the day!

Stylish Snowman

We spent the day playing in the snow again!

Let it Snow!

It snowed...and snowed...and snowed here in Georgia last night and now we're enjoying our own little winter wonderland. My favorite part of the day was hearing the kids throughout the neighborhood squeal with excitement, mine included!

We also enjoyed a cozy fire, a game of Chutes and Ladders and some hot chocolate. We also cleaned out our bird feeders and added some fresh seed for our feathered friends, which they quickly found.

Looks like we'll have some more fun tomorrow!  Hope you're staying warm friends, wherever you may be.

Christmas Surprises

Christmas was filled with surprises this year.....BIG, HUGE surprises.  Santa himself made a dashing appearance which my husband unfortunately missed since he was taking out the trash.  Oh well, maybe next year.

Our day was filled with family, food, love and laughter.  The boys got their fill of trucks, legos, books and board games.  In fact, my older son said during his bedtime prayer, "Thank you Jesus for filling Santa's sleigh with presents."  So sweet.

To top it off, mother nature graced us with a true white Christmas here in Georgia, something we have not seen in decades!

And one more thing.  I must have been a very good girl in 2010 because I'm typing from my new MacBook Pro, a (much needed) gift from my sweet, sweet, sweet husband.  My six year old laptop with only 80 GB was on the skids and not supporting my photography.

And the photos you see,  well, they were taken with my new Canon T2i, a huge surprise from my inlaws.   I'm still not sure what I did in 2010 to deserve such generous gifts, but I am truly grateful and still somewhat in shock.  Thank you Jesus!

I'm going through a HUGE learning curve right now with my new tools but expect some lovely things here in the future.   And if any of you Mac users have any tips, I would really appreciate them!