One of my happiest purchases

A yarn winder!  It makes me very happy when I wind a skein to prepare for a project. :)

Yummy yogurt

Had a craving for some steamed broccoli

Hope there's not a bird trapped in there

Mystical

Patterns of Ice

Taken in Missouri during the December Ice Storm.

Oregon State Capitol building?

Seagulls

I've seen gulls in Wisconsin and along the Pacific and Gulf, funny the ones on the Atlantic look the same. ;)

I am an Island

Washington Birds

Frosty formations

New traditions

I guess one of our new traditions is to have a picnic on a holiday, lol.  We grabbed a sandwich, some fruit and such and ran out nature.  We found an FTF geocache in Oregon, in the Owyhee Mountains, then we stopped by Snively Hot Springs for a warm polar plunge New Year dip. 

We were surprised that the water was so hot.  Someone reported it was 125.9 F when they were there, it felt hotter to us.  Luckily, there was a spot where the cool water and the hot mixed and it was lovely!

A Rich Man's tree

We are all looking to make our mark.  Years ago a rich guy decided he wanted to make his by having this built.