The calm before the snow storm.........

I told the ladies this morning they better enjoy the day while they could.........cause there's a storm a brewin'.........

I just love the way winter and Mother Nature made this perfect beautiful ice lace--just for me.........



It's been 5 hours and I'm heading out to add an addendum........cause the snows been falling for a few hours......!

In a one-horse open sleigh..............................musical notes here!........

Sleigh Event~2012~ at the Beem Farm~Palmayra,Maine..........one of the best things in winter for me!  The 11th annual Sleigh Event-they have various events, maneuvers around obstacles, and the Currier and Ives event-my personal  fav-and of course sleigh rides!  So many different beautiful horses!

This is Amy Beem-it's held at their farm-a beautiful old farm with lots of their horses -barns and fields and woods.  The conditions were perfect-it was snowing lightly!!
   

This wonderful horse has big sleigh bells-you can hear him coming......love that!

A sleigh ride through the woods with my maintenance man is so high on my bucket list!!

It was a great day-one barn was heated to escape the cold for awhile and had four tables-2 with crock pots full of hot soups-every kind!  and homemade treats-rolls-biscuits-all to benefit local Trot Clubs!  Yummm...

Of course you know the little guy was there...riding in his own sleigh-but pulled by mom!  He went for a sleight ride in the hay wagon with the draft horses..........but then managed to find some tractor wheels!  and wasn't he surprised when one was elevated and he could actually spin it around!    Made his day!!

And so continues this crazy winter-2012-in Maine.............

One minute................

snow...........................

two days later................

leaves and remnants of green grass.......

then raindrops................

another little dusting of snow............

thrown into the mix is the dreaded ICE...........

none of us like the ice or snow..........

Love these wreaths that some of my horsey friends put up!  Hope to figure out how to make one for my niece next year!!

finally getting some birds though......love the chickadees especially...

Yo....speak for yourselves chickies....some of us love snow......especially when daddy is home to teach me new stuff.....!

 

 and this is what I think of that............the end.........!!

Because it's in the grandmothers handbook........

Mini marshmallows for breakfast.......

Mommy has a headache-she's sleeping in.....
Special breakfast time.....!!! With Gigi!
Daughter: you fed him what!?!?
Grandmother: mini marshmallows-peanut butter & homemade strawberry /margueretta jam
sandwich with banana.....
Daughter: that's a terrible breakfast! There's tequila in your jam !!!
Grandmother:I always heard the alcohol boils out of cooked things-and it was just a smidge. how did you get so strict -with such healthy eating attitude-who taught you that?! Daughter: YOU !!
Grandmother: oh

They were just little tiny.........

Objects are larger in mirror then they appear......

SNOW DAY today!!!!

Will work on unfinished projects-clean-etc-

More unfinished........

More.........I really don't have ADHD.....

Aww....to heck with it.....let's go play in the snow...!

But always remember little guy.......never kiss a flamingo on the lips !!!!!!
Words to live by!!