Last evening, we went on a Christmas lights viewing drive with my sister, her husband and their son. I hadn't done that for several Christmases and we saw some beautiful lights. My favs are the ones in the bare branched trees and I should have gotten some pictures, but we couldn't stop all of the time. The grand finale of the tour found us at the Greeley Grizwold's house. It was amazing. All of the lights were synchronized to music that you could listen to when you tuned into a special radio station. We sat there for several minutes watching the house morph to the music.
Here's a video - you can't hear the music so it's not particularly effective, but use your imagination. The link to their website above has some pictures and videos, but I couldn't get the videos to work - maybe you can.
SNOW HIKING
I've been out quite a lot over the past couple of weeks. I think this is one of my favorite times to hike. If you have the right equipment, winter hiking can be so refreshing. I have learned what layers to wear, I have good waterproof hiking boots, better than average gators and my Stabilicers. Here's what they look like on my feet.
They are fantastic for anytime you want to walk in snow that is not very deep and have good traction - uphill and down. For deeper snow I have snowshoes.
I enjoyed a warm, sunny, peaceful hike at Bobcat Ridge. It's one of my regular hiking spots except when it's really hot in the summer. It's fairly close and has lots of variety. I sat on a rock on a hillside and ate my snack of sliced apples that I dipped in a little container of my favorite peanut butter from Whole Foods - 365 Organic Value Brand. It is a great value, it's natural and it's delicious. On the way back to the trail head, I came across this snow angel by the trail.
That's all for now. There's a meatloaf calling to me from the kitchen - no, not my husband, a real meatloaf, like the kind you have with mashed potatoes and peas.
