Winter 2009

Jeff got here in time for his Mom's birthday. Rich and Tanya got here too just in time to surprise Linda. Later we drive to DC to spend the Christmas break with Rich and Tanya. Of course their dog, Cava, gets along very well with Shadow and they had a great time chasing themselves around the coffee table. We got to see the Capitol at nignt and the Udvar-Hazy Aerospace Museum during the day. And then finally eat great Ethiopian restaurant in Georgetown.

The first snowfall of the season. It was not more than a few inches but the view out of the living room was simply amazing.
Out on the deck. The railing is due to go on as soon as they get a slightly warmer day.
A night shot of our neighbours house.
Anisa was sick but simply had to go out and sled down the hill. Of course shadown has to try to steal her board!
Anisa and the dog. The annual tug of war over the sled again goes to Shadow.
a night time picture to capture meteor showers. There are about 80 of those images but no luck, although we did see a few. We figured we needed a longer exposure time than the 10 seconds we were generally using.
After 18 inches of snow I trudged out to get a picture at midnight, taking care to not get any tracks in the picture. It rurns out that the deer had already been walking all over the place, so you can see their trails criss crossing.
Late at night after the snowstorm
The cookies are still being baked.
Jeff in his online chatting universe!
Shadow about to slobber on Jeff.
After we got the 17 inches of snow, Anisa filled up the bird feeder and there was a lot of traffic on it. A blujay sitting on it right now.
Shadow out in the snow.
Shadow lover to catch snowball...and then eat them.
He leaps for another one.
Out in the front yard.
The backdrop was too nice to not get a group picture. It was pretty cold outside so smiles are really grimaces as we do the fourth take.
Rich and Tanya's house. It had a lot of really neat features.
The front shutters.
The living room.
The light falling on the front hallway.
The light fixture in the front hallway.
Jeff reading in the living room.
THe brick colored house is RIch and Tanya's. By the time we returned three days later the snow was all gone.
Another picture of their house.
The street corner. It is so easy to walk places. It was a thirty minute walk to the Capitol.
The front.
We had to go see the Santa waterskiing. Here is his elf about to take off.
And up he goes.
There was a huge crowd lining the pier. I never knew the waterskiing Santa was such a big hit. Apparently he has been doing this for 18 years.
It was a cold day out there. I can only image what it was like for the water skiers.
The jumping elf.
Linda, Anisa, Jeff and Rich look on. Tanya is in the back.
Santa with his reindeer!
He even has a bag of presents.
At the end of course they all end up in the Potomac.
The pier we were on.
Santa and Mrs Claus wave.
My personal favourite....the Grinch. Now who wouldn't want to see him zipping around on his jet ski.
The Grinch looking all cool.
In front of Washinton's Monument as the sun sets.
Anisa throwing snowballs onto the frozen lake.
She really wanted to walk on the ice.
A frozen lake in front of the Washington Monument.
Anisa and I try to catch up with the others but we keep stopping to take pictures.
Then we had to sop to see this scultpure put up for the women in the Korean war. It is very well done.
DC at dusk.
In front of Lincoln Memorial.