The joke is on me.

The family laughs when I shout to announce an eagle flying past. They say he's just doing that to get my reaction. He's saying to his buddies, "Hey, guys, watch what happens when I do a fly-by!"

More snow

Beautiful snowfall last night and today. The trees are holding perfectly still to receive their sugary decorations.

Our Christmas tree grew the minute we got it in the house. Much bigger that when it was in the field! It's round and takes up 1/2 the living room. I lopped some branches make it resemble a Christmas tree. Now it is round with a scrawny point on the top. It makes me smile, tho. Reminds me of our bounding dog - enthusiastic.

I will light the enthusiastic tree tonight and decorate it tomorrow. Maybe I should have left it outside to be adorned with sugar.

Crisp

It is cold here. Minus 19 overnight. Warming right up now - it's 0.

Sitting at my desk looking at sunshine on the frozen lake, it looks beautiful. Not doing much tromping around outside, however. Maybe later -

The heavy snow that came last weekend (probably about 8-10 inches here), along with the strong wind, made spectacular drifts, completely redoing the landscape. I suspect that the residents that are heading south after Christmas wish they'd done so a little earlier.

My electric moose is on the deck, swinging his head back and forth. He is so corny. I love him! Makes me giggle and drives the dog nuts.

Merry Christmas everyone!

frozen?

You'd think the lake would be frozen by now. You'd think - - . Checked the lake at the boat landing to see if it were frozen at that end. Nope. The lone loon seemed to be enjoying all of the open water.

Tonight, however, might do it. Getting down to 0 degrees. I'm picturing the lake seizing up all at once. Zap! Frozen.

The Christmas party, BTW, was so nice. Fun to talk with folks. Everyone seemed in a merry mood.

Off to the Gilbert Lake Christmas Party. We have a nice dusting of snow for decorative purposes only.

This should be lots of fun. I hope that folks will be reading children's Christmas stories to each other. We'll see -

Several people have spontaneously offered to donate door prizes to add to the festivities. How generous! True Gilbert Lakers.

Hope to see you there!

Eagle still here

Lots of things to look forward to this almost-December afternoon, but it all suddenly pales as a bald eagle swoops in to perch in front of my window. Just wow.

Fog

Foggy this morning. I can't see the other side of the lake. I love a foggy morning. It reminds me that what I see isn't always the truth. What I see now is a blank wall just beyond my shoreline, but I know that the far shore is still there - beautiful as ever.

The deer are lining the roads. They stand side-by-side and stare as we drive past. One forgot the rules and went dashing in front of us. Not good.

The lake level is up. "How much?" you might ask. "Some." No Measuring in knee-deep water this time of year!

Invitations to the Gilbert Lake Christmas Party are going out today. Will you be there? It's on Saturday, December 4th, at Silvercryst. Cocktails at 5. We'll be reading children's Christmas books aloud. Don't you love to be read to? Join us.