Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Frosty Visitors



Sunday late in the afternoon all of the neighborhood children (Great nieces and nephews)  showed up..in one huge sled.  Joshua, my oldest nephew,  has a large sled that he pulls behind the snowmobile.  I went for a ride too...the kids all wanted candy..they never forget that I have a whole Jar of Tootsie Pop Suckers in the kitchen just waiting for them.  We had a great ride down the lane and through the woods...the weather was wonderful!  When they dropped me off at home I got them each a sucker and I got hugs in return..an excellent trade!


This morning there was hoar frost covering everything..it adds some interest to a winters day..I am off to take more photos! :)


20 comments:

DJan said...

Oooo, Connie, that hoary arrow is awesome. I can't wait to see the other pictures you took.

Patsy said...

What makes the hoar frost? my guess is moisture. It makes things look beautiful.
Patsy

Unknown said...

Wow! That's one cool ride!

Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...

What a ride and happy faces to match! Beautiful pics, Connie. We had fog freezing to the trees this morning creating a winter wonderland.

Have a fantastically blessed day!!!

Nancy said...

Those children are going to have some wonderful memories of the evening!

RURAL said...

Such great shots of everyone having fun.

And that beauty hoar frost, I hope that you took tons of photos. That is a rarity around here.

Jen

L. D. said...

We are going to get freezing rain to knock all this frost of the trees and onto the ground. I am anxious to see how it actually does work out with freezing rain and wind. Maybe it will just build up more.

West Side of Straight said...

WHAT A WONDERFUL G AUNTIE YOU ARE! candy for all!

Rae said...

I bet the sled ride was a lot of fun. Some hot chocolate after a nice chilly ride would be good. Your frosty picture is really nice. Nature provides such perfect artistry.

Tami Weingartner said...

What a fun ride!

Love the hoar frost shot.

Emma Rose said...

Boy that looks like fun! Snow can be a good thing, right?

Kisses for Chance,
Emma Rose

Leah said...

Looks like a fun outing....I'm jealous that you all live so close by... Very fun!

Far Side of Fifty said...

Patsy, Here is the definition!
Radiation frost (also called hoar frost or hoarfrost) refers to the white ice crystals, loosely deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form on cold clear nights when heat losses into the open skies cause objects to become colder than the surrounding air.
It was beautiful today..I am hoping that we have it again in the morning..it may double up nicely:)

Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandma said...

Hi Connie,
I've posted a little item about our weekend visit to Schumachers in New Prague. We were the only guests Sunday night, and each time another staff person stopped to chat we told them the story of how we'd learned of their reopening from your blog. It was great fun for us, so thanks again for posting that! On the way back I took a hoar frost photo, too, but with the flat light it's not very dramatic. Still, the countryside was lovely.

Ed said...

That looks like too much fun..:-)

Laughing Orca Ranch said...

Your photos are beautiful. The hoar frost is magical.
And look at all those happy faces. You are helping them all to have wonderful memories of a childhood spent with special loved ones doing fun activities together. Snow can provide such a great time!


~Lisa

The Retired One said...

I LOVE hoarfrost..I just posted some pix that will show up on my blog in a few days of it...it makes everything so magical!!! Wonderful photo of the weathervane covered in it!

Lynda said...

It's beautiful and you all are really enjoying each others company as well as the winter activities!

gayle said...

Beautiful pictures!

LadyFi said...

Your world looks like mine. Now, if only I could order someone to come over with a snowscooter and a huge sled...