Oooo...the weather outside is frightful...

...but the fire is so delightful...


Yea. The ole thermometer is readin a big, fat 0. Zero. Nada. To top it off, we're havin like major wind today, which brings the wind chill factor down to a nice, frigid -20 or so. Lovely.


The big, sparkly dragonflies on our tree remind me of the nicer...gentler...days of May...when we usually have our first Mayfly "bloom". (sigh)

Da boys decided that they'd interrupt their normal routine of nappin, bird watchin and more nappin for a game of Hide 'n Seek. So Simon hid...


...while Stewie...seeked.