The First Snow!!

Yea, today we got our first snow. It's not much (around an inch) but it still looks nice although kind of weird with many of the leaves still stubbornly hangin on the trees. Not too far away up in the Poconos, they had almost a foot so ski season is not far away. We are very much looking forward to that especially since we haven't gone skiing in close to five years. Hopefully this snow is the beginning of a very snowy winter. I miss snow big time.

Does Anyone Remember 'The Birds' by Alfred Hitchkock?


Just wanted to let you all know that we are still here and haven't been eaten by any birds. That's the view of our backyard looking towards our very complient neighbors. I have to say, those neighbors are the best ever as they are never disturbing though sometimes they can be quite festive when they celebrate an addition to the neighborhood.
How 'bout that blue sky. I'm telling you if it gets any sunnier around here I just can't take it. Actually, I'm serious as the sun is so bright my eyes can't take it. I guess my eyes got so used to the cloudy grey skys of Scotland they are still trying to adjust to all the sun.

We do get some rain here too as you can see in the pic with the red maple. We planted that tree back in 2003 right after Hurricane Isabella blew down another maple in the back yard. The leaves have been hanging on forever this fall. I've never seen them stay on this long. They're ususally off the trees in the first week of November. The colors have been amazing so they can hang on as long as they want as far as I am concerned. Must be global warming eh.

We'll have more updates soon. Just wanted to let you all (3) know we are still alive and kicking.