Snowshoeing Lake Artemnesia

It snowed here. A lot. Nearly 20 inches fell in our yard. It would have been nice to head out to the mountains, where they got nearly three feet, for snowshoeing, but the state was still asking people to stay off the roads on Sunday. Understandable, given the severity of the storm. After clearing the driveway on Sunday, we put our snowshoes on and hiked down the bike trail to Lake Artemnesia, a pleasant little spot fairly close to our house.

 Snowshoes on the bike path

 Dried maple seeds.

Tracks in the fresh snow

Michael on the path near Lake Artemnesia

Canada Geese on Lake Artemnesia

The bike path near the lake

Indian Creek

Another view of Indian Creek

Merry Christmas and a Walk in the Park

 Merry Christmas!

We took a short walk in a park near our house this afternoon between eating cookies and Christmas dinner.  There were lots of ducks out on the lake, including this pair of Ruddy Ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis).

 We also saw several Ring-Necked Ducks (Aythya collaris).

The lake we walked around.