Christmas Pictures

We went to Travis and Joanna's (our former neighbors) this week and took pictures of each other in front of their Christmas tree. We always enjoy our time with them and will miss them, although we still get together. Now we have another young couple next door.

She fed us an awesome salmon dinner- she loves to cook and it shows.

Then we played games - the guys got a little crazy!

The Christmas season is upon us. Have a good one!

The Spa

My sons gave me a massage and pedicure at the Spa for my birthday gift.
Today was the day.
Here my hands and feet are getting a hot wax treatment.
Feels great!

Like my black toenails?
Well, actually, this was the lady next to me and she suggested I take a picture of her nails because she thought you might get a kick out of picturing me with Gothic black toenails!

I went for red.
The pedicure was enjoyable, but the massage was the best!
Soft lighting, relaxing music, heated sheets and blankets,
and an hourlong total massage.
Talk about being spoiled!
I don't have a picture - I was too busy relaxing.
Thanks, guys. It was awesome.

Country pics

We were in the country this weekend. A beautiful sunset highlighted these huge silos.

A well-kept barn is always a pleasure to see.

Last summer I frequently saw this heron in a stream near our house, but we were always flying by. The last week before he left I stopped to take a picture. He was very close, but I scared him off and I just got a picture of him landing in the distance. I used 18x zoom, then cropped the picture severely, so the picture wasn't clear. Then I sharpened it like mad, which made it pixelly. However, I thought it kind of looked like a painting and I like the effect, so I kept it and I call it my Picaso heron.