Update on Our Winter

 So much snow yesterday.  No animal has yet walked across our back yard - old prints are just dimples in the snow.

 The snow is so high on our roof - the worry comes when the rains begin, because tenth whole thing gets heavier.  One year, while we were wintering in Arizona, our neighbor decided that we needed to have our roofs de-snowed (a new term).  So, he hired a father and son duo, and they didd a great job.  A friend took a picture of our front yard and sent it to us with the comment, "You can't come home yet - you wouldn't be able to get into your house. "  Truly, the piles of snow came up to the eaves.

 Our wonderful driveway and front sidewalk - cleared three times yesterday by good Samaritans in the neighborhood.

The large evergreen at the corner of our neighbor's lot branches over our land, sheltering the water hydrant.  At least you can see it.

And the Snow Continued On

 We woke up to snow this morning, and, although our driveway had been cleared, it and the sidewalk were once again filled in.  This little statue of a little boy holding a frog is shivering in the cold and snow, with a cap of snow.  We are grateful to be inside, and to have neighbors who are so willing to help us.  Offers to go to the store for us were included.  By tonight, the clearing has happened three times, and it still fills in.  Estimation by those who've lived here forever is about 16-18" here.  Wonder how the mountains are faring?

 The apple tree, which had so many apples last fall, and became the resting place of many migrating birds as they stopped and ate, as do the deer from Creamery Hollow. now wears snow, and looks like a Japanese etching - as does the garden shed below.  The little sun face has hands that are holding a pyramid of snow.

 Fortunately, we can stay inside and keep warm.  This was taken this morning - the table is much higher with snow tonight.

 And, in the midst of this, my $2.25 amaryllis that my neighbor planted for me is happily growing, and will certainly give us a flower or two.

And, with all of this, Happy New Year to all!

The End of 2016 and the Beginning of 2017

 This picture of Ron was taken about Thanksgiving time when Tony and Brianna were here.  Tony put up the Christmas tree and Brianna decorated it.  Yesterday, my friends, Abbey, her daughter, Bobby, and granddaughter, Olivia, came and put everything away.  Last year at this time, I was in the U of Utah Medical Center, and don't know who put away Christmas.  This is beginning to be a habit, I'm afraid.

 This was the view from my hospital bed last January-February.  Ron now has the same view, except he doesn't get a potted flower.  Instead, I made a draft catcher to put in the window sill.  Ron has had this bed and the view which had lots of greenery and flowers beginning in August, 2016.  Fortunately, he could move around the house quite a bit until just recently.

 Ron was in the hospital here in Preston from the Thursday before Christmas until the day after.  His home care nurse, whom we dearly love, and her son Jensen, came to visit us in the hospital - just a friendly visit.  We have so appreciated the home health care that we both have received in this past year.  Now, he is glad to be back home, and we are getting along the best that is possible.

And, to finish this entry, this is a panoramic view of the orchard and Bear River Mountains taken by Tony last winter.  Be sure to click on it to enlarge this one.