A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER

MONDAY

This morning after our stretch and strengthening class I went to the pool

In days gone by I would attend the water aerobics classes on a regular basis

however

this season I can only make the Tuesday class

First of all

let me say

IT IS COLD COLD COLD OUTSIDE

Temperature went down to 34 degrees last night

Meet Eric

He is our Tuesday Thursday instructor

His Mom Julie teaches the Monday Wednesday Friday classes

Eric decided he would not go in the pool this morning

There were only two gals in the pool

One Michigander

One Ontarioite

 Connie and I

My parents had a cottage on the St. Clair River in Corunna, Ontario

My Dad had a two by four in the bathroom where he kept a record of our first dip in the river

It was the goal of my brother Gary and I to be in the water by May 24th weekend

I am sure we did not jump in

Rather I would think we ran in

and ran out as quick as our little legs would take us

All those years of practice made me into the Canadian girl who will go in the pool

 on days like today

There is one difference though........

Rivers are not heated

Pools are!!!!!!

SATURDAY MORNING

We woke up to fog in the desert

This was a first for us

I am fascinated with this bird

SATURDAY EVENING

We went to the Phoenix Coyotes hockey game

Even though we were 'up high' we had great seats

Love that Canadian flag

 CANADA

sweatshirt in between a Coyote sweatshirt and a Coyote jersey

FRIDAY

Joe hiked and I stayed home to putter

I love days like that

I gathered up enough nerve to get a garden rake

to asssit me in pulling out the Christmas bins that are stored underneath the front porch

You see...........

During the summer we collect critters and snakes under the porch

I did not want any surprises

Luckily all was clear!!!!

My cousin Margaret's gift to us one Christmas

This is one of my treasures that I brought with us

Santa on the hook was a handmade Christams gift from our nephew Jamie

Since then I have added more Santas to the collection

You might know Bing would be checking it out

Oh my......

What do we have here?

Handmade Christmas stockings by

Beau and Zoe

Zoe's stocking is made out of paper

Beau's stocking is felt with stitching!!

'School artwork'

I saved this handmade Christmas card by Kathy

and Joe's sister Dorothy

They now grace the table in the Casita room

Our sweet little Christmas tree

A little decoration out on the side porch

The cold air was coming in

Took Gwendolyn for a late afternoon walk

Wow.......I thought this was really pretty!!

The sun is going down

Gwendolyn waiting for her Dad to come home

THURSDAY

I was sitting at the computer desk and

spotted this bird out in the desert

It is a bit bigger than the other bird

Wonder if they are a pair and this is the male???

I think so

Here we have a Gamble quail sitting on

the barbed wire fence

I have not seen this type of bird sitting before

Normally they are scurrying around on the ground

and making all sorts of noises

WEDNESDAY MORNING

Just before we left for hiking Gwendolyn decided to scratch her back by rolling around in the desert dirt

She went outside as a white dog

Came back in as a brown dog

NOT GOOD TIMING GWENNIE

A lovely Wednesday evening

That's our life in pictures over the past five days