Another winter adventure

Yesterday we went on another little winter adventure - this one to Mickey Hill Pocket Wilderness. It was really cold, but we bundled up and had a great little hike. Here Gary seems to be contemplating the meaning of life.

Frosty water!



A winter postcard - the bridge at the end is the old #8 highway.


Brenton getting that perfect shot.


Gary hamming it up again using some 'old mans beard' that he found.


Ma and Pa Kettle enjoying the winter walk.

A really nice bridge over the water - at least its not 250 steps down!

A neat suspension bridge - we were a little nervous walking on this. It had quite a snow load on it and was making some loud creaking noises. Here Gary reassures me it's O.K.??

Today we woke to freezing rain and snow - school cancellations and terrible road conditions. It's exam week here, so now the exam schedule is screwed up. Hopefully things will improve by Wednesday when we are scheduled to take the non-biological grandbabies and parents to the airport for their trip to Germany.

Keeping busy

Gary returning home from 'tidying up' a neighbors' driveway. Love that tractor!

Gary has stated making home brew again this winter. Here he is bottling up the latest batch.



Capping it.


. . . and the best part, tasting it! Looks like a good batch.

Back to winter

As promised by the weatherman, we were blasted back to winter on Monday. Well the snow is good for some things - Aaron enjoying a sled ride.

Phew, it's sure tiring pulling a small child around on a sled - all my aerobic classes and treadmilling don't seem to help a bit!

Aaron gives the bunnies some bread, while holding his own snack up out of their reach!

Some more Balancing Rock Pictures

I figured our how to get the pictures off Brenton's camera. Here is one of his pics of the Balancing Rock - a little better than mine . . .

A neat trick - that rock is not that big, is it?



Gary hamming it up.

A great January day

Since we have been experiencing such 'non-winter' weather, we decided to go sightseeing yesterday to see the 'Balancing Rock' on Long Island, off of Digby Neck. Here comes our car ferry which will take us to the island.

Coming into Long Island - nice to visit but I sure wouldn't want to live there - especially in winter!



Brenton and Gary heading down the 250 steps (which is about 1/2 mile hike in from the road). 250 steps down - awesome. 250 steps back up - brutal!


The famous 'Balancing Rock'. B has a better pic on his camera (which I can't figure how to get off!)




Me taking a pic of B taking a pic of Gary. What a glorious day and view.

We ended our gorgeous day with a BBQ - yummy steak and baked potatoes and all the trimmings. Now today we are waiting for a bit of a snow storm so we may be plunged back into winter. Oh well, it was a nice break!

Happy New Year everyone!

Well I guess the Jonitz's have an effective way of wishing a Happy New Year. They sent this pic to us today to wish us a 'Happy 2008'. I wonder if the other side has the message in German for friends and family at home . . . . Cute - we loved it!

Yup, here are the Lewises and the Mailman's ready to go to the Legion in Clementsport for the New Years Eve dance! This is the first time (other than house parties) that Gary and I have actually gone out for New Years. And, to start the year of right, I won a 50/50 draw - $57.50 for me! Maybe I should pick up a few lottery tickets???