I don't know what I was thinking - technology. My brain went in slo mo. This is all I could think of beside the technology of my new lens on my camera and eagle pictures below here. They were awesome to watch and to look at. Not too many swooping over the lake but got a couple. They were spectacular and we had a wonderful time watching. We found the best viewing on Hi 97 on the east side of Lake Couer d'Alene at Beauty Bay. I had to walk up the highway a bit to get most of the pictures. Lots of people there doing the same thing. I should have dressed warmer. I did not know I would have to walk outside.

There are 2 in this picture. There is an immature eagle - no white head yet - in the tree beside the one in the top of the tree.

Tomorrow the picture of the day will be GIRLS. Another to make my mind go loopty loop. What was I thinking?

A fun Sunday. Hope yours was as good.

Brought by the letter M for Mountain

MOUNT SPOKANE is my letter M. It was shot from over on Brooks Rd. near the end of the runway from Fairchild with my new lens. If the house next door to the north wasn't there, I could see it from my kitchen windows. BUT, it is there and I can't see it.

The word for tomorrow is TECHNOLOGY. How my mind came up with that word is puzzling me this evening. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. I don't even have a clue at this point. Good luck to Andrea at Mustang Saga, Anita at Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, and Nikki at Life with Boys. They are the ones I know. If you read my blog and are doing it let us know so we can look at your pictures.

Pet some noses this morning. I thought about mud but it is so depressing to me. Its horrid. Katie and Cameron came out today and pet the horses. Liberty let Cameron pet her nose and rub her neck. I told him he was elected to work with her then. She is particular who lays a hand on her. She tolerates Katie too so she has a project. Abby was glad to see her person. I must clean stalls but tomorrow is church and then we are going to go over to Lake Couer D'Alene to see the eagles. I want to use my new lens so we can see them better. All that is contingent upon Heather not having the baby tonight.

Have a great Sunday. Whatever, I intend to.

Wide, that is what my Fat Boy AKA Pepper is. He is fun to ride, wide or not. Tomorrow the word is anything starting with M. Hope you have fun with this.

Bob and I took a little drive today and this young lady did not have any sense about traffic. She ran across the other way and then turned around and ran back to where she had come from. Actually there were about 100 of them in the field she went to and then ran away from.

This was my very first picture of 2010. It was taken about 5 minutes after 12. It was snowing hard at that moment but turned to rain this morning and most of it is gone now and we have Williams Lakette in our back yard. I was glad to have my polka dot boots. Love them.

Hope the first day of this decade was one of love, hope and peace and that your entire year is full of blessedness.

New Years Eve

This is a picture for Dr. Do. Amelia is his horse. She is really a chubby cheeks. I will need to find the first pictures when she came so we can have before and after.

Our outside group having their supper. The white spots are snowflakes showing up in the flash.

I loaded this by mistake but love it. My good old friend who will be 29 in 2010. I have posted this picture before but love her pink tounge.

From the other end of the feeder. Wrangler, Raven, Abby, Liberty and Rosie the pinto pony.

They are a happy group and were chomping down at their hay. Love them all. I could just sit there and listen to them chew.

Barn kitties, big and small and smaller. They are so cute and friendly. They love be because I feed them.

Those who want to do the 30 day challenge that Tracey on Mustang Diaries gave a few weeks ago. All you have to do is take a picture a day and post it. I put 30 words on 30 pieces of paper in a little box and will draw a word each night and post it. And I will post my picture. The word for tomorrow is WIDE. That will take some thinking. I think I have an idea already. I will post my picture and a new word each day. You post yours and we will have a chuckle and see where our minds go.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH OF YOU. May 2010 be filled with blessings and that all your dreams and you hopes will come to pass. I am so blessed.

Wednesday

Another of my favorist gifts. The sweatshirt was from my sister. She always thinks of the most clever things. Way more than me. Bethel High School is where we went to high school and I graduated in 1956. That really tells my age huh? I graduated from the first class that went for all four years in the brand new school. It was a State B school at that time and now it is a 4A school. I missed my 50th reunion. I was really disappointed.

This great mustang mug and the kitchen towel came all the way from Michigan from my sweet friend Sue. The towel cracked me up. I love them.

We had some snow today. Not even an inch but more is coming tonight and tomorrow it is supposed to turn into rain/frozen rain. That sounds icky. I am glad that we are not planning anything for tomorrow night. We will probably go to bed early. Bob has a dental appointment because he has a fierce toothache. I would imagine they will pull it. So we will probably be housebound for the evening. Would be anyway though.

Hope your last day of 2009 is reflective.

Thankful Tuesday

One of my favorite gifts.. My polka dot boots. Nikki got me a pair of rainbow colored ones for mothers day a few years ago and I literally wore them out. I was so excited about them Love my boots.

I used this with my new long lens. I love how it turned out. I finally figured out where the automatic focus was. It was in plain sight. Bob asked me what that meant AF and MF. Duh. So now it works. Yeah Bob.

Spider Man Isaac. I loved his big blue eyes looking out.

Another picture with my new lens going over Snoqualmie Pass. The sun was shining so bright on the snow. It was beautiful.

There is a cliff that I have been trying to get a decent picture of. It freezes like this ever year. I used my little camera. It looks like it is black and white but its just the way it was.

This too. This is just about crossing the Columbia River. Loved the sun peering through.

Our moon tonight. Its not full yet but not a cloud and it was just sitting up there saying take my picture, so I did.

And My Thankful Tuesday is for a year nearly gone by that had some down places and some sad times but we are all (our family) well and loving each other. My sister has new meds that help, her family is doing well, our kids are all well. Some still looking for work but the Lord is looking out for them. Our grandkids are doing well and we are expecting a little great grandson any day now. Life speeds by at times but that's our age isn't it? Its a year we have had to say a final goodbye to friends. That is the sad but I am thankful for this year, and thankful that its about over.

Monday and we are home

I still don't have the pictures ready to post. We got home this afternoon late. Our daughter Christyn stayed and took care of Maggie. My house was spotlessly clean and fresh baked cookies on the counter. Now thats the way to come home. Bless her heart. She didn't stay here actually, she took Maggie to town with her and spent days here. I am so blessed by her.

We had a wonderful time with Nikki and her family. We didn't go anywhere or do anything. Sat around and ate and ate and ate. She is a marvelous cook. She baked 8 pies and most of them are gone. She baked a HUGE ham and a small turkey for me. I am not overly fond of ham and she knows that. I love turkey sandwiches. Not deli turkey but real turkey left over sandwiches. Plus she had tons of home made fudge and cookies. Nothing like a child decorated sugar cookie to give your heart a lift. Her raspberry, blueberry and apple pies were from home grown fruit and I think a good part of the fruit salad was home grown too. She makes crust from scratch too.

Its a good thing to get away from all of it though or my clothes won't fit. As I have shrunk to a size 12 from an 18 in the past couple of years, I don'[t want to go back BUT I love to eat. I will go walk tomorrow and get back into a routine.At least that is the plan.

The horses were all in good shape. Shannon, our neighbor, did the outside chores and we really appreciated her. Usually we get Katie to come stay but that wouldn't work this time. I will go give them hugs tomorrow.