Saturday, December 30, 2006

Just one more sleigh ride shot from an afternoon full of them.

To cover a few more of the bases from our trip to 'Sconi, the following pics are a few of my faves. I hope you agree.

A sunset aflame over fields of white.


My parents' quaint country church on Christmas Eve.


Spike, the farm dog, at 17.


Spike, the farm dog, at 17.
Originally uploaded by emaggie.

"Bosso Nova or Swing?"


"Bosso Nova or Swing?"
Originally uploaded by emaggie.

Maya and Grandma have one last stroll together before we head back to Seattle.


Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Sarah checks out Sham - our sleigh ride muscle.


Time warp


Time warp
Originally uploaded by emaggie.

Maya and Sarah get prepped for their turn in the sleigh.


Maya and Sarah with a wintry backdrop for the ages.


Grandma and Grandpa head out for a spin around the field, in a one-horse open sleigh.


Maya's first Santa experience went better than anyone could have hoped.


Christmas in 'Sconi

Happy Holidaze to all on this fourth day of Festivus. We're back safe and sound in Seattle after a trip to my 'rents place in Ogema, Wisconsin. I've taken a few weeks off from posting, but you can bet your bottom Swedish pancake that I've got some good shtick upcoming. Sounds like most of the country missed out on a white Jesusmas. That's surely what we were expecting. Even though my Dad had been working for months on the idea of staging one-horse open sleigh rides on the fields behind their house for Maya and her two cousins that live in Wausau. When we got in to the impossibly cute airport in Eau Claire after yet another badluck Northwest Airlines layover (my official badluck airline), all we saw was ice. Then more rain. But then a hearty, perfectly-cured 5 inches of the best snowman snow you ever saw dropped the early morning hours of the 23rd and stuck like glue to everything in sight. A thousand people in the vacinity of where I grew up lost power when lines broke beneath the weight of what appeared to be Christmas chandaliers, made of ice and branches. Up therebouts, a thousand people cover some serious territory. Sadly, many were still unjuiced on Christmas. I can only assume the vistas were less stunning viewed over a camp stove or while struggling with a generator. From my point of view, however, it was the most idyllic Holiday I've ever seen. In all earnestness. Please check back later for pics.

Hope all your hangovers today are easily cleared with a broom or long board. Rock on.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006