Yip-yip-yip

 At 5:15 Saturday, we were woken up by strange noises.  At first, we thought something was going on with Greg's kitties, but then we realized it was the yipping and barking of coyotes, as in more than one.  When the motion light outside our bedroom came on, we looked out and saw a gorgeous coyote with a full winter coat of brown and gray.  We were so mesmerized and it moved away so quickly that we weren't able to get a picture.  It was very obviously looking for and listening to another coyote, and it was difficult to tell if it was one more or multiple more.  What a thrilling moment for us.

Last night, Greg and I went down to the Ouray Christmas Parade.  Before the parade, they announced that the town Christmas tree was the one that had fallen outside the Hot Springs last month during that fierce windstorm.   Now the parade:  granted, it is only about five or six vehicles decorated, but for the kids watching, it is plenty.  Santa was on top of a fire truck, and there was also a decorated snowplow - appropriate, right?

This morning, Barb (3) and I snowshoed up part of Veenstras' trail.  We only went up to Bear Meadow because Teddy, Barb's darling dog, had had some issues last time they went out in a bunch of snow, and we wanted to make sure it didn't happen again.  It didn't!  It was so peaceful and still in the forest this morning, with the exception of the dogs all wrestling with each other.   They had so much fun but not as much as Barb and me.

Mr. Teddy

I've bought some new snow toys just because I can.  They make snow creatures, and so far I've made a penguin and some rubber duckies.  So cute!