Louise's Icicle!

I'm out playing in the ice again.  But while sitting at my computer I noticed this monster on the house next door.  Off I went, camera in hand.  I think being a desert creature most of my life has given me an ungodly fascination with anything that has to do with water!  I just had to have this photo!!

Ice Window!

When it gets very cold, sometimes, ice happens in unusual ways.   This is one of them.  My garden window caught just enough water for this.  The sun just topped the Sonomas.  Groggily, it was early for me, I went for my camera.  This is the morning of  the -27.

Oh yes, the plants all survived!

Sun looks warmer than it is!

It's so cold that getting shots is more than uncomfortable, it's downright painful.  But when the sun is this glorious, you just have to do it.  (Then spend the next several hours unthawing!)   Since this was taken, we've had snow and it's much colder.  We'll see if I'm crazy enough to go out for more photos!

Weeds! Again!

I tried to get the sun glistening off these seed heads.  I didn't quite get it, but I did get a beautiful picture os the seed heads themselves.  I have an excuse for leaving these.  A friend told me to leave some so the bees that winter over have something to eat.  That makes my laziness altruistic!  I love it!

Another one! I missed posting this!

I run outside and back and sometimes forget to download and post these.  So, to see if I can get Google's system to work, here's another one!

The Only Fire...

The only fire we've had lately is in the sky and my wood stove!  It is cold in Winnemucca!  Not as cold as Isabella gets, but cold for me.  Makes me more bearlike every day.  The critters are smarter than we are, they know when it's time to hibernate!

For Isabella

This is for Isabella.  She loves sunsets so much, and, it was cold outside with a wind blowing straight down from Canada.  It put me in mind of the very cold temperatures she has.  So, Isabella, here's your very own sunset straight from the Nevada desert!