Merritt in the winter pictures

This is Dixie, the snow keeps her nice and clean... Larry spoils her rotten, he figures i should move out of his bed so she can move in..

Was out taking pictures this morning and spied this little guy ravishing a Pine tree full of the Mountain pine beetle...as you can see he sure has striped the bark... there is also a Pilated woodpecker destroying the same tree,which has died already... couldn't get close enough to him this morning, will try again tomorrow.. our yard is full of pines with a dozen or so Fir...so it will be bare soon..I do hate the pines, it's needles and pine cones are always all over the lawn, but they do keep our back yard nice and cool...........

this is

jackson after an hour of playing with Dixie in a smidge of new snow..isn't that a face only a Mother could love...

this is the two of them chewing on each other.. they never quit playing...