FIRST SNOW 2011

yesterday thurs oct 27 we got our first measurable snow which pretty much just covered the ground but it also made the raods slippery...even so that is caused a school bus/truck asccident in the afternoon...no serious injuries..

we have hung our bird feeders for lots of years and always wondered if the deer ever ate from them...well yesterday during the snow storm there were three at the feeder and now we have proof that they are eating from the feeder...so when it comes time for hunting season the deer are going to be well fed..apples-pears-and now bird seed...mostly sunflowers-and corn...they must think that they have found a good dinner with lots of delicious food...we have also seen a 7pt chase the doe around the back yard but they aren't interested in him..but it has been fun watching the carrying ons of mother nature...

sun is out today and we are suppose to have a good weekend but there is also a snow storm coming up the east coast...not suppose to come this far in so we might not get any more snow out of it..but thime will tell as the storm might just decided to make a visit...

so winter has now started...

TEAM PICTURES

for some reason the team pictures didn't go so i am trying again ,,,hope it works this time

JAMACIA PICTURES

for some reason the pictures i thought i put on the trip didn't seem to go so i am trying to put them on now

one of course is of our volleyball team---one is of guess who--and the other one if on our dresser most days was a different thing made out of towels...this one is a swan--one was a basket and one was a heart...and of course flowers were on the bed evdery day...the ladies were picking them as they went to work...

JAMACIA

we have returned from jamacia and over all the trip was good...the weather was HOT-HOT-HOT-HUMID-HUMID- with some rain in the afternoons and when it did rain it was hard...but we keep cool staying in the ocean or pool and even under some shade when we could find it...

there was a volleyball tournament which we knew about before we left home so we made some t-shirts for our team...'THE ENFIELD RIVER RATS' and our uniforms won first place...the prize was exciting key chains ahahhaahah...one of our members of our team fell and broke both of her wrists all this took place on monday..so she was not a happy camper the rest of the trip..it limited what she could do and even had trouble eating...she still could hold a glass so she could still drink away her pain...(really she only had one or two drinks)...YES the team was very sober when we were playing volleyball..

the resort was large and spread out and there was plenty of things to do while we were there...we found the spa the day before we were to leave and wish we had found it earlier as there was sauna-hot tub-swimming river-cold-warm-hot water to refresh yourself in...

over all it was a good trip but going from hot to cold sure is a shocker

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING

our house has calmed down a wee bit this week..the month of sept we spent most of it in falconer tending to lar's mom...we were back there then ran away for a couple of days to buffalo..then we returned home and were here for only a day when we found out she had a room in assisted living so back we went to hel p move her..that we did!!!!!lar and i spent a weekend packing and moving stuff to 19 almet his sister house that was the family home...so the garage is half full or it was with fran's stuff...we have talked to judy-bill-dan and even fran since she has moved into the new living arrangement...at times she is confused but adjusting to the new place..it will be better for her when she gets a room of her own and that will be soon...they are opening up a new wing and only need the state's approval and we all know how long it might take some one from the state to do their thing...

some of our habitat friends have stopped by for a short visit and we even had lunch with some other habitat friends and it was nice to all get together..we will be building again in jan in dade city...our friends christine and tom have been dong some work kamping in bar harbour , maine all summer and had a good time..my nephew and family even stayed at the campground for a week...

fall turkey season opened up on the 1st and you know who has been out there and so far it has ben cold-wet-foggy-and NO turkeys..this coming week is suppose to get nicer so maybe he will at least talk to another turkey..we have been watching at least 6 deer that come to the back yard on a regular basis...cleaning up the fallen apples that was we don't have to pick them up..

leaves are turning so i guess fall is on it's way..hoping for an indian summer..garden has been harvested and we are pleased with what it produced for us this year...we are also starting to think about our next trip and no it is not with the rig but on an airplane...heading to Jamaica for a week...