Our Knights in Shining Armour......

Mommy got a little carried away today........
With a roll of duct tape, some pizza boxes and aluminum catering trays, I suited Sir Rein and Lady Silka up with some armour.
Their new jobs for the winter are to protect and defend our Buck Lake fortress against marauding otters and pesky ice fisherman.

They do look intimidating don't they?

Winter Wonderland at Buck Lake - 11/29/08

Winter has arrived!

We woke up on this past Wednesday to this picture from our front window.
We had some time on Thursday morning before we had to head into town, so we tobogganed a bit.
It has stuck around so far and there is supposedly more to come on Monday.
Tom and Rein went cross-country skiing on the Cataraqui Trail today.
We also decorated our "christmas tree" and put up the christmas lights outside.

Christmas is now less than a month away......

Rock Dunder - Family Hike, November 2nd, 2008

We discovered a new hikers' haven - a beautiful spot.

This great expanse of rock, Rock Dunder, overlooks the Rideau Canal System and as far as the eye can see.
We hiked up here, enjoyed a picnic lunch, watched some rock climbers, and spent some time climbing some bolders and walking the top.

Fantastic!

Blub, Blub, blub - Who's that in the Bathtub?

Alfalfa and Alfalfia?