THAT was interesting!

Well, our levels of cabin fever/stir craziness outweighed snow-covered roads that have yet to be plowed, so once Ray finished plowing the driveway, we went to Blue Ridge Pizza then to Ingles.  Quite a ride, slippery in places, but never dangerous as we went VERY slowly. 

Here are photos from last evening and today.  Sunset:

This morning:

This afternoon--bridge out of our community:

 

This is the MAIN road we live just off of:

 

And then the other main road to Hwy 64:

 

Once you're on the highway, you're fine.  Seeing piles of snow as tall as I am in parking lots that have been sort of plowed was funny. 

 

Back home now and we'll see what tonight's below freezing temps bring for morning travel.  No sign of snowplows on main roads yet.  Have they forgotten about us?

Narnia

I went for a walk this morning in our 18 inches of snow.  Ray has tunneled a little path down to the end of the driveway, but then I decided I wanted to go up to the top of the hill to see the main road, Hebron.  Everything is so absolutely beautiful and still and amazingly just like walking into Narnia--even with our lamp-post!

So many red cardinal families visiting now:

walking tunnel:

Boomer came for a visit and took full advantage of the path!

passageway to Narnia:

This is looking towards the bridge and creek and hill up to Hebron Road:

Our house:

This is the MAIN road--curvy and mountainous steep drop offs--to our house.  Road off to right is into our subdivision:

Down the hill to the lake and our house:

 creek:

This is the road that connects Hebron to our Willow Creek Road. It is a gravel road and is so thick in snow!

 Our oak tree:

 the frozen lake:

 

 blue skies coming!!!

 more of lake:

The county isn't plowing until late tonight at the earliest and our subdivision  snow-plower won't come until tomorrow or Monday, so we will see when we next are able to get out.

Catch-ups and Snow Storm

First of all, some pics I found on Ray's camera from our trip to John O'Groats and the Cairngorms in Scotland on our last trip:

One end of Great Britain.  Arrived around 4 and 20 minutes later, it was dark:

Snow in the Cairngorms:

 

Snow from the other day:

 

And now REAL snow from first thing this morning.  A beautiful, light and fluffy snow.  Love it!!  We probably have about 12 inches at this point:

 

 

One of our cardinals that is very glad that Ray refilled the birdfeeders this morning:

Ray tromping in the snow: 

 

 

Our house in the snow:

 

 

 

 

Entrance into our Willow Creek Farms subdivision:

 

 

The main road that you turn off of to get to the dirt road (now snow road) to our house:

 

Our Creek:

 

From the Gazebo, the lake:

A mix of snow and sleet is falling now.  We're supposed to get another 3-5 inches of snow today and another 1-3 inches tonight.  :-)

 

 

Christmas time

At times, Christmas was very busy and at other times, very relaxing.  All fun though.

Visited with Laura, Andy, Lincoln, and Gus right before Christmas in Virginia.  Then a quiet Christmas at home.  Then Ray's Disneyworld Marathon and a few relaxing days in Hilton Head.  Then visiting with Katie, Russ, and Otis in Decatur.

Photos:

Gus and Chewbacca:

Andy, Laura, Gus, and Lincoln:

 Lincoln as Linc-onardo DeVinci at school:

 Linc, the soccer champ:

And Gus, the rock and roller:

Ray in his Kilt towel from Margaret & Colin:

 

Flooded roads at Christmas time:

Wilderness Lodge is still decorated for Christmas when we arrived on Jan 8. but by the next morning, all decorations were gone:

Lights parade on lake at Wilderness Lodge:

 

Hilton Head Disney Resort:

 

Some kind of cool seagrass on Hilton Head beach:

 

Cool display given to Ray for his running medals from my girls:

 

Otis enjoying a tummy rub--he was so silly--looked like a zombie in this photo of him stretching:

 

 Otis sent me this photo saying he missed me:

 

Ray with Otis:

 

Photo of Katie and Russ from their trip to Japan:

 

More remodeling at our house:

 

Snow photos at home, morning after we returned from trip: