More Snow Photos

Despite using the snow as an excuse to take the day off from work, I just could not resist the urge to kick the truck into 4x4 and go for a ride!  So yesterday afternoon, Iggy and I took a drive to Hatcher Garden for a stroll through the snow.

South Carolina Snow

We Got Snow!

One of those rare South Carolina Snow Storms that acutally brings some significant accumulation!

As of right now we have about 6-inches of the white stuff and it is still falling.

I went out to take a few quick shots outside our house.

Our House

Back Deck

Our Mailbox

Amy's Car - Not going anywhere anytime soon

Our Street

I will probably head out a bit later for some more photos!

Two more waterfalls from Saturdays Adventure

Glen Cannon Falls

Maidenhair Falls

Finding some new North Carolina Waterfalls!

Andy, Boone and I had a great hike/bushwhack today!  It is always a great day when we find some new North Carolina Waterfalls before our buddy Waterfall Rich of http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/ finds them.  I believe that was the case today.

I am not going to reveal the location until I get around to writing the trip report and posting the full photo set, but for now here is a teaser!

If the creek wasn't so cold, I would have waded across for a better angle

to eliminate the Rhododendron on the left side.

Always nice to leave an excuse to get back in warmer weather!

This one was a short distance downstream, but a very tough bushwhack away from the first one

Andy and Boone climbing through some boulders

This was along the way to the two waterfalls above

Here is a hint to the location of the (2) new waterfalls we found.  After we got back to my truck, there was still enough daylight to get another short hike in.  So we drove about 10 miles to hike up a small mountain where Iggy made his first appearance of the new year:

Iggy on top of the Big Rock / Cedar Rock Trail junction sign

The temperatures on the day never got much above freezing and there was a very light frosting of snow lingering in some of the shady areas.  Near the end of the day, we found this little frozen bog where Boone decided to check the stability of the ice.

Boone on the Frozen Bog

Has anyone ever made it the the two waterfalls we discovered today?  Can you guess where they are?  Stay tuned for the full trip report!

Toy Tractor

I spotted this old toy tractor next to a tree at Amy's Grandma's place this weekend.  I thought it made a cool photo:

New Years Weekend

Since we spent Christmas with my family, we made a trip up to Amy's Parents House for New Years Weekend.  Amy's Sister, Brother-in-Law, and nieces Grace and Caroline would also be joining us.

Here are a few photos from our weekend:

Amy with Caroline and Grace

Going for a walk with Grace and Amy's Mom

Grace

Aunt Stellas Old Place

We also paid a visit to Amy's Grandma.

Amy's Grandma's House

There is always plenty to photograph at Amy's Grandma's place as Amy's Uncle Ben uses the land for a farm

Rooster

Amy making friends with a Horse

I always like visiting with the Goats

The next day, Mother Nature decided to bring in the fog which always makes for some good photo conditions

The remains of Amy's Great Grandparents Place

Amy's Dad's Work Shop

Amy's Dad was building a Wood Burning Stove for a friend, so I spent a good bit of time helping out and learning the art of metal fabrication

Amy's Dad Welding up a Wood Stove

On the drive home, we always pass by the base of White Oak Mountain.  Some interesting clouds motivated us to make the short detour up the mountain to check out the views

View from White Oak Mountain

Jack at White Oak Mountain

Additional Photos from our New Year's Weekend are located here:
http://community.webshots.com/album/579409339WSpTeI

Christmas 2010

I finally got around to going through all my photos from Christmas.

Here is a re-cap of how we spent the Holiday.


We started out at my parents house in Spotsylvania, Virgina:

It's been a cold winter.  This lake near my parents house was frozen over

A Holiday Train of Old Tractors displayed near my parents house

On Christmas Eve, we headed up to my Sister's house in Sterling, VA

My Niece Katie

My Nephew Conner

After Christmas, we headed over to my Brother Bill's house in South Riding, VA for a few days:

My Niece's Katie and Marielle

Marielle

My Sister-in-Law Michelle and my Sister Mary

My Brother Bill

My Nephew Liam with Puff

Puff, the craziest looking cat I have ever seen

Marielle and Liam with Puff

While at my brother's house, we took a trip into Washington, DC to check out the sights and visit the Washington Botanical Gardens:

The Capital Building - Can you tell it was Cold Outside!

Marielle and Liam at the Washington Botanical Gardens

My wife Amy at the Botanical Gardens

Me at the Washington Botanical Gardens

My Dad meets his Heros!

And finally, during the last day of our visit, we took the kids Ice Skating:

Marielle and Michelle

Marielle, Michelle, Liam, and Katie

Katie, Conner, Marielle, and Bill

It was a great Christmas Holiday and a very enjoyable visit with my family

Additional Photos are located here:
http://family.webshots.com/album/579406209ZhzDmV


Up Next:  Christmas #2  (New Year's with Amy's Family)