These signs are posted at all public park ponds...not that they're heeded :)
Our family attended the Festival of Trees over the weekend. Sock monkeys, penguins, and a bra stuffed with pink marshmallows describe some of the sights. I've posted pictures of the entries, which range from trees, to wreaths, to Christmas artworks at the Boise Daily Photos Extras site. Get there by clicking here.
I was just checking the forecast, and this snowy backdrop may be less dramatic by the end of the week. Rain is in the forecast.
An annual fundraiser for the Idaho Foodbank, "Empty Bowls" took place yesterday at the Grove. Folks are invited to hand paint and donate the bowls. Then, people choose the ones they want to buy, and they also receive a bowl of hot soup. That soup had to be really appreciated in yesterday's freezing temperatures.
I guess you could use this as an excuse for speeding, if it were even possible to go beyond the limit on the icy roads.
Warm wishes for the day!
Cold. Brr. I wish I had fur. Low temperatures right around zero degrees, with wind chills blasting into the negative number zone.
This is a promo for a ______ company. Can you guess? I plan to post pictures later this morning of lots of white, IF the big snowstorm forecast last night really happened.
Just a little bit for Boise yesterday, although other areas of the state saw a lot more. I think there was just enough to dress up all the yards. More snow expected tonight :)
How fun this time of year...the grass is still green, but there's snow in view every day.
The official full moon is tonight. This is a view of our mountains last night.
Orange and blue - the colors of Boise State University Bronco football. Friday was gameday with Fresno State coming to play on the blue turf. (BSU won, 51-0)
Blackbirds like the tallest electrical wires for afternoon perching.
I wonder if this means construction is coming to this still-kinda-rural corner soon...
Black Friday shopping seems to open earlier and earlier each year. I received a promo in the mail yesterday about a sale that begins at 3 am!
I always wonder why a field of corn would be planted and then never harvested. Or, is there some other purpose?
A couple of hard frosts this past week drained the color out of this zinnia.
Fungi attached to the bottom of a tomato cage getting a makeover. I think this is almost "Bronco blue."
A few days ago, I posted Purple and Lost featuring a mitten. Today, a lost purple thing is a bicycle. (there is a number to call to claim this item, let me know if you need it)
This is a view from Boise looking southeast from the top of Bronco Stadium. No mountains in view in this direction. Once you get beyond the trees, it's a high-desert environment.
Oregon juncos, and other dark-eyed juncos, spend their summers in the woodlands of Canada, and migrate to the states for the winter. They're a type of sparrow, and when we see them in abundance, it's a confirmation that winter is on the way.
Another fun food sign seen recently.
Have you ever tasted an elk steak? I have, and it was pretty good. But I'm also not a hunter, so my taste happened because of a generous friend.
A spy shot on BSU football practice from high above the blue turf at Bronco Stadium. Boise is Bronco crazy this year!
At least I think that's a chandelier :)
Sunny fog too bright for my eyes...and my camera :)
It's that time of year when the kiddos start to "misplace" mittens and gloves :) Happy weekend to you!
A clump of trees rising above a fog bank. Our cooler mornings bring foggy zones around the valley.
This is the old railroad bridge over the Boise River. Now, it's a biking and hiking bridge.
Textured clouds in our sunset last night.
We had fun handing out candy and trick-or-treating the neighborhood last night. 52 kiddos came to the door.