November snow

You've seen our rain chains directing water. Now you can see our rain chains collecting water! This photo was taken from our front porch and you're able to see the rain chain quite clearly. You even get a glimpse of our wood piles.
This next photo was taken while standing on our back deck. I zoomed in to get as close as possible. The crystal formations are incredible, aren't they?
My neighbors stated I have a water theme going with my blog postings. We do live in NW Washington. What other type of weather is there in the winter?

Merry Christmas!

This photo was taken of our neighbor's tree in their front yard. Before Christmas someone decided to decorate (?) the tree with unusual ornaments. Yes, that's a trout line. Thirteen fish in all and they all light up!Check out their blog for the other side of the story (Petunia's Garden listed to the right). Why do I have a picture of the tree, you ask? Hmmmmm...I wonder.

Road block

As promised, here's a picture of the tree that blocked our driveway last month. If you look closely, you can see the tree actually lost five branches! FIVE! Each branch fell in a different direction which made for an interesting picture.
The view is from our house down the driveway leading to the street. Hubby had the presence of mind to move our vehicles out onto the street the night before - just in case a tree fell down due to the anticipated strong winds! Even though our driveway was blocked, we still had transportation. What a guy!

Very interesting...

Just a few more pictures showing the growth on the trees here. Not sure what you'd call it, but it's interesting.

Keeping warm

Staying warm is always better when you're next to a fireplace. We purchased this insert a few months ago. We love it!! Normally, we don't have pans sitting on the top; however, during a power outage, it's a great way to make tea and coffee.This log is an example of how the trees have completed blocked out the light. That's moss growing all over it, as well as the entire tree. The tree fell during the same storm that caused the power outage. What a mess (it actually blocked our driveway). Watch for pictures in the future.Hubby had a hard time splitting this log. Now we know why. Can you see how they just fit together perfectly? One of these days I'll post pictures of our ever-increasing wood piles.

Avoiding a sloppy situation...

Hubby's latest project: diverting water from the low spots in the front yard.Keep it moving, folks.Let's take this around the corner.We thank you for your cooperation.

Rain, Rain Go Away...

Our rain chains do a great job of directing the water.
Because this part of our yard simply has no grass (yet), mud puddles are the current choice of yard art.
However, stay tuned for pictures of hubby's drainage system.