Winter is coming

Well, I've given up on uploading my video to the blog...still open to suggestions, but I've wasted enough time on it, and mailed out copies of the dvd to those who wanted it.

Today looks like another perfect fall day, sunny and temperate, low 60's. St. Louis is on the last few days of our peak colors - which were rather dull due to a dry summer. On another note, holy cow, Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away, which means we go get our Christmas tree soon. Our tradition is to go to a cut down place out in Washington, MO and kill us a tree. It sounds cruel, but it is a tradition, and I suppose there are worse traditions than that - like sitting in a tree waiting for a deer to walk by and then shoot it. (I'm fine with hunting, but I think bow hunting is much more sporting and I'm ok with that). Sitting in a tree with a shot gun just isn't my idea of a 'fair' fight.

We were surprised last year when we found this gem of a tree farm, hope we can find it again this year!! The trees were in great condition and we found a fir, not easy around here...most places just have scraggly white pine. We have been tempted to drive to MI to get a good tree, but then put it in perspective, 'um, duh it's a tree'.

So, in 2 weeks, we'll be thinking about Christmas, not that Target and everyone else hasn't already been pushing it down our throats for the last month....

Back to my thoughts that winter is coming, this link is to a fun website, ok, not that much fun, but it is a seasonal gem. The snowman cam up in Gaylord, MI. For all of us who get more ice and sleet than snow, it is refreshing to see how much Gaylord has...which is usually quite a bit!!

Live Web Cam From Wilderness Valley Gaylord Michigan

Enjoy!