Test drive...

Howdy! Trying out my new adapter which should allow me to upload pictures from my memory card to this new Chromebook. It's a little weird so far, and seems to be kind of slow, so I may need to be more selective in what I upload. 

Just enjoying the slow pace of Christmas "vacation" with no kids to shuttle to school. I'll see how many of my older pics I can get on here and comment on. I think I'll actually be able to mix my photos and text again! Woo hoo!

Phil the pil. Actually, one of many pileated woodpeckers who visit. 

Took these photos from my laundry room window, but this fellow is wiley. He's off like a skinned rat when he sees me, lol. 

I used to only rarely sight a pileated woodpecker. Now that they've found my feeder I see them multiple times each day. It never gets old!

This black bird was raiding my feeders. She gets out of the pasture a lot and usually just paws around in the snow looking for grass. But she also seems to like sunflower seeds.

I hope I didn't share these previously. Maybe. Oh well. These were for a "Tomten/Gnome" swap. 

And the next ATCs were for a Pick-a-Theme swap where each player requested a certain theme for their card. I just guffaw when I look at these because I can't draw a recognizable person to save my life. Which just goes to show, only God can make our face, ha ha! I'll put captions so you can see who these people are supposed to be. You won't have a clue otherwise, lol.

Queen Elizabeth and Scully and Mulder (?) from X-Files.

Miss Havisham and Frida Kahlo

This was for a one-to-one trade. I don't know why it's sideways. I couldn't figure out why I see no options for editing. Another thing to learn. I wanted this one to be below the one below. Got that? lol. But when I tried to add this caption it kept moving the picture up here. Whaaaa?

Stonehenge and ME! I look so angry! And about 20 years younger! Oh well. Good for a laugh!

It' very slow loading the pictures. I get impatient, thinking it didn't hear me, and try to reload it, which results in two or three copies coming up eventually. Sheesh. Well, I'm just glad I can get some photos up. I'm not really into the idea of looking up a Chromebook manual online and really learning how to do everything. It came with just a tiny Quick Start Guide which tells you nothing. When I pulled the adapter out of the USB port it yelled at me, "Whoa there!" And told me I needed to do something with the "files app" before I could just pull the thing out. I don't even know where that is or how to find it. I think I'll just leave the adapter in the USB port and remove the memory card. Sorry. Just mumbling to myself here. 

Sun's coming up and it's a gorgeous morning here! Last few days it's been in the 20's and 30's, which is positively balmy in these parts. 

Here's my latest read. Sideways, of course.

And, a Christmas card Hazel made for me. I asked her what the brown thing was at the top of the picture. (Why is there a cow udder up there?) She said, "Oh. That's the ceiling fan." Hee hee! Nice detail!

Another oddity. When I go to choose a photo to upload they're all mixed up. Photos from last summer mixed in with photos taken a few days ago. It's like looking through a box of old photos in no particular order. Once again, not a huge deal. It just makes me wonder...why?

We had a fun Christmas. Lots of excited grandkids opening gifts. Thatcher really enjoyed his first real Christmas. (He was only a week old last year!) Micah and I totally forgot to take pictures, ha ha! I bet we enjoyed it more without that distraction. 

I hope you all enjoyed family and fun this Christmas. My step-son Trev and his family jumped on a cruise ship and headed to the Bahamas. They're always surprising us!

Love you guys! Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed New Year.

Shalom!

We'll have a white Christmas for sure...

After some record breaking cold weather the temps have risen a little and we're getting more snow.

Adam's been working hard keeping the outdoor wood stove going, which keeps both of our houses warm. Micah's keeping busy getting the kids back and forth to school in all kinds of weather. I'm doing my usual babysitting interspersed with reading, arting and watching other people on YouTube.

Micah's big black horse, Dachessa, keeps escaping from the pasture and appearing in my yard where she paws through the deep snow to eat the greenish grass. I guess she thinks she's a wild horse. She's easily led back to her pasture with a little grain, but they will need to do a little fence mending over the weekend. This horse gets a LOT of hay, but they probably need to get some round bales to keep her occupied.

I went out to fill one of my feeders this morning and got a photo of a chickadee and a small woodpecker from about ten feet away. Hard to see the woodpecker on the suet feeder, but he's there! The bigger pileated woodpecker ( I call him Phil) takes off like a shot if he even sees me inside the house!

Otherwise, I'm doing some ATCs for a swap. The themes were requested by other traders.

Below are photos of artwork, weather and my niece, Naomi, who is on a missions trip to Cambodia with YWAM. Her parents were missionaries for many years and she's following in their footsteps. She's the one taking the selfies. Dark hair, big smile.

Shalom and Merry Christmas! Thanks for the visit!

Had some snow...

I'm guessing about 8 inches, though it might be more. Adam made the kids a snow fort with a pallet frame. Merry Christmas!