Trading backyards, again

Brrr...it's cold in these northern parts of the country! It's starting to feel a little like a warm, Caribbean Christmas is in order for Karen and me.

 

We are in Northern Idaho as I write this, watching the snow start to color everything white. The leaves on the trees are no longer putting on their showy colors...even the larch are done and their needles have all fallen to the ground.

 

We've had a wonderful summer season: helped with projects at some Christian youth camps with the NOMADS, visiting friends and family, riding horses, watching helicopters and airplanes come and go, etc. WE HAVE BEEN SOOO BLESSED BY OUR LORD!!!

 

It is now time for us to wrap it all up in a neat package, store it for the winter, then head south like migrating geese. Well, maybe not geese...they seem to like it here. How about the analogy of migrating elk...yeah, that's it. Elk that leave the upper, cold and snowy elevations and head toward lower, warmer areas that boast better food and companionship with other like-minded folks.

(Where's our foo-foo drinks with umbrellas?)

I looked for a suitable photo to use and came across this one. Looking at Mark's website really humbled me with the quality a professional photographer is able to produce. I sure hope I can get there someday. Go to his website for many more spectacular and creative photos at :
http://grafphoto.com/

Anyway, I suppose some of you might not understand what I'm trying to say, so I will just get to it:

We are headed back to the the sailboat, where there will be warm evenings and warm water and even warmer lobster.




We're thinking that this just doesn't look right

This is more like it!!