Snow Storm 2011

The past couple days have been full of ice, snow, and wind. We are just thanking God that our power line didn't go down last night from the thick ice that was on the lines, and plus the wind. Last night in bed it sounded as if my ceiling was going to crash down on top of us because of all the ice and tree branches that were falling on top of the roof. 

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When the ice came, it covered all of the weeds and made them look so gorgeous!

We had about half an inch of ice on top of the porch

And today the sleet turned into snow (which is sooo much better. :) 

Jake and Becky running down the ice covered road in the thick snow

 Some of the damage from last night plus the inch thick layer of ice

Jake and Becky enjoying the day off of school and playing in the snow 

More ice

Some of the drifts 



~Tea Time~

"Yes, that's it!" 

Said the Hatter with a sigh, "it's always tea time."

~Alice in Wonderland

Summer Dreams...

~A Summer Day~

By: Lucy Maud Montgomery

I

The dawn laughs out on orient hills
And dances with the diamond rills;
The ambrosial wind but faintly stirs
The silken, beaded gossamers;
In the wide valleys, lone and fair,
Lyrics are piped from limpid air,
And, far above, the pine trees free
Voice ancient lore of sky and sea.
Come, let us fill our hearts straightway
With hope and courage of the day.


II

Noon, hiving sweets of sun and flower,
Has fallen on dreams in wayside bower,
Where bees hold honeyed fellowship
With the ripe blossom of her lip;
All silent are her poppied vales
And all her long Arcadian dales,
Where idleness is gathered up
A magic draught in summer's cup.
Come, let us give ourselves to dreams
By lisping margins of her streams.


III

Adown the golden sunset way
The evening comes in wimple gray;
By burnished shore and silver lake
Cool winds of ministration wake;
O'er occidental meadows far
There shines the light of moon and star,
And sweet, low-tinkling music rings
About the lips of haunted springs.
In quietude of earth and air
'Tis meet we yield our souls to prayer