January ~ looking back and ahead

It may be a new year...

but not all things were new in January.

We started the year with the snow left-over from 2021.

On New Year's Day, we walked carefully along the Vedder River trail...

a path through the snow.

School never opened as scheduled after the Christmas break...

while the 'powers that be' made new plans to deal with the rapidly spreading Omicron virus. 

Maggie and Lucy came for a sleepover.

They played in the snow, started on a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle, played games and stayed up late.

After a few weeks of snow and record-breaking cold temperatures...

the rain moved in and with it an ice-storm.

Very pretty...

but not so welcome.

Many were without power for days.

Our trees did not fare so well!

We had a crew come in and clean up the mess.

Many of the trees are smaller now...

and three are totally missing.

A friend was spying on us...

...and sent us some drone photos taken shortly after the ice storm.

There are eagles everywhere in our neighbourhood right now...

and easy to spot while out and about.

Yesterday morning there were nine eagles sitting in the large maple tree behind our house.

'Tis the season for spotting eagles!

Let me close my January post with a photo taken a few weeks ago. 

As the sun sets on January...

I am still celebrating the milestone birthday I celebrated this month.

Yes, that one!

Thanks for the many birthday wishes.

And now, I am looking forward to February and whatever it may hold.

Every day is a gift!

I may be a little late in posting my February re-cap.  

Just saying.

Thanks for visiting 'my front porch'!