Signs of Life

A pair of Chickadees decided to take advantage of one of the birdhouses in the garden to start a little family. It's been fun watching them work so hard to keep the babies fed. Of course they would pick the year when the neighborhood is under construction. We decided to try to foil the deer by putting a up a fence. Yay...no more "Gitmo Garden" with all the wire cages!! Made for some disruptions in the feeding schedule but the little ones don't seem to have suffered much. Isn't Spring fun!?!

This is just wrong...

...on so many levels. May 8th and we get SNOW!?! We even hosted a pistol match which meant shooting with parkas and gloves (hey it is PRACTICAL Pistol after all!). Actually also had a match the weekend before and we were sweating to death. Go figure.

Kind of sad

Here's the last bit of snow in the backyard...looks lonely doesn't it? I'm sure by the end of the day it will have joined it's brothers and sisters in the home of Winter 09-10. It was a very mild season..temps were above normal and snow amounts were way low. I think my "southern" friends had a rougher time than we did.
Of course this may not be the last visit we have of our flake friends...some snow showers are predicted this weekend but it will just be a poignant farewell...until next time!

To friends and family...

...that follow our lives here on the Wolverine View, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year.
2010...Can you believe it?!? It will be 5 years since we moved to this northern paradise. We have made lots of new friends but treasure those that we have known for longer. We feel lucky and blessed to have you all in our lives. Stay well and stay in touch!

Slow in coming

November was unusually warm so there really was no snow to mention. We were wondering if we were going to get off easy this winter. Apparently not. So far we have had over 16 inches and it is still coming down. Looking good for another White Christmas. Luna is okay with that!

Not the nicest of days...

...but some of our neighbors decided to take a stroll to the range.
I think we were all hoping for a bit of Indian Summer...guess not.

Season's End

This morning was the annual Mackinac Bridge Walk. Got up early to be on the bridge as the sun came up. Beautiful morning that we shared with a few thousand strangers. Kind of sad that this marks the end of Summer. Fortunately Fall is usually very pretty and if the early leaf turning is any indication we'd better enjoy it fast!