First Snow!

Today we spent the day out in the snow.

We did a little Christmas shopping.

Then we took a walk around Wild Lake with Blue.

I found this holly bush full of berries!

So pretty!

Dazzle Dash

Last weekend we went with friends

to Dazzle Dash.

It was a fundraiser for the local hospital.

  We received these real cool shirts,

unlimited food and drink.

The best part was waking through the light. 

I have always driven through these types

of Chrstmas lights.

Thank You

This years OCC was a big success!

We put together 175 plastic shoeboxes and

50 cardboard boxes!

We handed out ALLthe boxes!

Our Covenant family returned 196 boxes!

Then we packed them all and more into the truck that

goes to the distribution center in NC.

Thanks to everyone that made a difference

 in children's lives

all around the word.

Bad Blogger

Sorry it has been so long since my last blog post.

I have no excuse.

This week I catch you up on the Annanie happenings.

We went to a married couples event at church

called a Hotcake Hoe Down.  Al and Nancy provided a wonderful spread of pancake and sausage with yummy toppings.

Then we learned to square dance. 

They knew a professional caller who was great!

Weekend Plans?????

Glad that the weeknd has arrived. 

We will be attending a hoe-down at church

this Saturday night!

Sunday is the last day for Operation Christmas Child

boxes.  We are shooting for 175 this year!

What are your plans for this weekend???

Beautiful Autumn

We spent the afternoon biking and hiking the

Grist Mill Trail in Pataspco State Park.

We spent time on the swinging bridge and cascade falls.

Have a blessed day.

Wind and water, light and sod

Speak with faithful lips for God;

May we give to Him our praise

For the goodness He displays. —Anon.

Rain

God's Word is like refreshing rain

That waters crops and seed;

It brings new life to open hearts,

And meets us in our need. —Sper

Carol ~ AKA ~ Stalker

Today I took a few hours and went

kayaking on Wilde Lake.

The colors are beginning to change.

One of my favorite things to do is find my

waterfowl and turtle friends.

I paddle around in a quiet stealth

mode looking for them.

The Blue Heron allows me to get pretty close.

I love this shot with the bridge in the background.
Here I drifted up behind him!

This is a Double-Crested Cormorant.

They were a bit skiddish.

Gotta turn the camera at least once.

My turtle friend is enjoying the beautiful sunshine!

Have a blessed day.

To everything there is a season,

a time for every purpose under heaven.

—Ecclesiastes 3:1

My week so far.....

Like this...NOT that.....

Cruise 2009 ~ Towel Animals

Each evening our room attendent made these cute towel animals.

I think these would be fun to make for house guest someday.

Rabbit
Peacock

Hippo

Love swans

&

Stingray

Cruise 2009 ~ St John's and Halifax Canada

St. John's was a very rainy anf foggy port.

But when you only have one day to see the town you

look passed the weather and make the most of it. We found the Trinity Church a few blocks from the port.

It had beautiful stained glass windows.

While wandering around the harbor we came upon this moose.
There were several light houses along the harbor.

The Three Sisters Lamp is at the end of the harbor.

The story says that three sisters watched for their

husbands to come back from sea at this point.

In Halifax the fog stuck around most of the day.
We walked around the gardens.
Visited the Maritime Museum.
Halifax was an important city after
the sinking of the Titanic.
Many of the surviours and dead were
brought back to land through Halifax.


We took a harbor hopping tour.

We drove past many sites.

Next... Towel Animals...... Stay Tuned!