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, 01-08-2009 at 12:09 PM (1677 Views)

Gotta love those Prairie sunsets!

It was a busy holiday season, very very cold but very enjoyable. We had relatives come in from another province, so were quite busy on that note. Oh I DO love the holidays!

My husband discovered Ebay, say no more ...
However, I do get some time on this computer, lol.

I'm just looking at the Christmas tree we have all decorated in the front room, and rue the fact that after all is over, we have to dismantle, tuck away, and wait another year to do it all over again. I always try to get a new ornament to commemorate each year. This year, my friend Billy's sister made me a really cute stuffed snowman.



My hubby gave me a digital camera for Christmas, and I totally loved this -- however, it takes me a bit to get used to change. Neurotic? Dunno, but honest, I have a problem when my world changes and I have to get things back on track. But I have been reading the manual that came with it, and will start playing with it. In the meantime, I took an assortment of photos with the ol' cellphone camera (dang that thing rocks!)

Here is a view of the Skating Shack (that's what we call it) at my beloved Duck Pond just past midnight the day after Christmas (note that it is WAY too cold to set an iceskate on that pond, I am waiting for the temps to come down some, as in about thirty degrees!!):



The day before New Year's Eve, we had a visitor in our yard, unbeckoned, of course. It appears that a deer jumped the fence and was looking to partake in some of the branches of the trees in the yard. Sadly, she (no rack on the head = female, lol) bolted when Pepper discovered the visitor. All I saw was a blur of black (Pepper has black fur, but you knew that, lol) running around in the yard and the deer bolted back from whence she came. Luckily I got the photo before the chase scene unfolded...



While I was making a broccoli cheese casserole to take to my mother & father's place for the Christmas dinner, I had such nice views as I prepared the dish. My kitchen window has a habit of frosting over -- we must get new windows (hopefully bay-style, she said wistfully), but anyhow, here's the view I enjoyed as I cooked:



On Christmas Eve, I was doing the last minute thing, scuttling about to ensure that friends/relatives received their gifts, and whilst driving home, the most beautiful sunset ever was going on. Of course I had to pull the car over to the side of the road and catch this forever in, yes, you guessed it, the camera of my trusty cellphone!



This last photo was taken (cellphone) while my best friend Billy and I were in a rustic restaurant with huge windows and a view to die for. It really was breathtaking, and so much fun having the 'last coffee of the year' with my best bud:



So there you have it. How I spent my holiday season. I didn't do much shopping, as I really hate huge crowds, and the mood of shoppers after the Christmas rush is not that 'holly jolly', as the song goes.

I am struggling to stay warm and my skates are sharpened and ready to go, as soon as the thermometer says so.

In the meantime, take care, hope you all had a wonderful and heart-warming season with your friends and loved ones,

K♥zzo
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  1. Niamh's Avatar
    those pics are amazing! I'm so jealous of all that snow.
    Mind you, i probably wouldnt know what to do with all that snow if it happened over here!
  2. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Well, there is more snow now, thanks to Mother Nature, but I'm not complainin'!

    And if you got all that snow? Well, you could make awesome snowmen; or you could lie in the snow and make snow angels; or you could go ice skating, or sledding; or you could throw a snowball at your special sweetie (lol), and ... ... the list goes on! Your cheeks would be pink and you'd have this exhiliarating feeling of really being alive. Trust me!
  3. Niamh's Avatar
    thats all true. Although my country would probably come to a standstill because we wouldnt know how to handle it!
  4. pussnboots's Avatar
    The pictures are just breath taking.
  5. 1n50mn14's Avatar
    Beautiful, as always, Kiz.
    We have roughly the same amount of snow here in Ontario. Pain in the butt at work, though.
  6. B-Mental's Avatar
    Very nice pics, especially for a cellphone. B
  7. andave_ya's Avatar
    kiz, those are STUNNING! You've made me feel a little bit better about moving to Virginia and dealing with all that snow!
  8. papayahed's Avatar
    Great Pictures! You really make me miss snow.
  9. TheFifthElement's Avatar
    I love the frost, it reminds me of firefangled's poetry. Lovely, beautiful sunsets. Beautiful snow. Beautiful pictures. Beautiful blog Kizzo
  10. MattG's Avatar
    Love! the pics & commentary Kizzo, as always. I can't wait to see all that you'll show me as the year progresses :^)
  11. motherhubbard's Avatar
    Max and I enjoyed these pictures Kiz. I hope your new camera does as well!
  12. mtpspur's Avatar
    Pics were excellent as usual. But for me the big laugh was your husband discovering e-bay. I deliberately use a friend to do all my e-bay bids (that is insure I actually think the bids through--if I win she gets $5 for the trouble) because if left to myself I'ld be even broker--but have a whole lot more Avengers and even Felix the Cat.
  13. Virgil's Avatar
    I can't believe that Skating Shack picture was done with a cell phone camera. That is one awsome picture, a prize winner if you ever enter in a contest I bet. The rest of the pictures are great too.

    On a separate note, brrr, I for one hate the wnter. They are predicting snow here for saturday. "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" -Percy Bysshe Shelley
    Updated 01-09-2009 at 09:59 AM by Virgil
  14. Joreads's Avatar
    Wow what an amazing place to live. The pics are great.

    Ebay at least Lit Nit is free
  15. sprinks's Avatar
    Awww that snow is so beautiful! And so are the sunsets! The sky here is just plain old clear blue. And hot! And we're still in daylight savings so the sun doesn't set 'til very very late! (and the little snowman is so cute! )
  16. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Hey, thanks for your comments, guys!

    I can't believe that Skating Shack picture was done with a cell phone camera.
    I am really impressed with the doo-hicky whistle/bell camera that came incorporated into my cellphone. Photography has never been so easy, fun, and well, convenient (the cell goes everywhere with me).

    Thanks for your compliment, Virgil. Personally, I found that photo a bit 'grainy', as photos done in the dark with me trusty cell tend to look like that. But grainy or nay, I did like that one, too. Again, thanks!
  17. jon1jt's Avatar
    I'm going to climb into that first photo right now and meet up with some old friends under the northern lights, you captured the northern lights kiz, that's them!!! Zipppeeee up your winter coat kiz we haven't much time before they've gone, we're outta here...see ya in the dawning...yippeeee!!!!
    Updated 01-10-2009 at 06:16 PM by jon1jt
  18. LadyWentworth's Avatar
    Great photos, as usual! That snowman ornament is so cute. I am so jealous of the sunset picture, though. That is the sort of shot I would love to take. Just beautiful!