From our back door in the morning

From our back door we can view the sunrise this time of year.  What a peaceful view while reading God's word.

Winter Pets

As the winter goes on our pets are not quite used to it. We let them in at night when the temps

dip below freezing. They are a hoot. I had to take some photos of animals being let in from the cold for an article. I told one of the editors I can create a shot that I know will work. :-) So I knew Precious our cat would want to go out for the night and wouldn't come back till the next morning. She always comes to the door looking very desperate. Sure enough, the next morning comes and like clockwork she shows up crying by the door. I wouldn't let her in until I got the shot. My wife thought I was very cruel. It made the news.... a 3/4 page photo was used for the article.

Read the article here.

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On Frozen Pond

Our pond filled to the maximum due to all the rain we received and then it got really cold for a long time. (For Mississippi that is) It was around 20 degrees for about a week. We had to let the animals in during the night. The pond started to freeze on the edges and then toward the middle. After about two weeks of below freezing weather our pond was frozen over. The center was about an inch thick or more. We could throw things like sticks and they wouldn't break through. Maggie, was interested in trying to drink from her watering hole but couldn't so she ventured out on the ice. She didn't go too far when she tried biting the ice. That didn't work so she gave up. More pics

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

We had a blue moon this month. Last day of the calendar year 2009. Next blue moon for the last day of the year will be 2028.

A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. Usually months have only one full moon, but occasionally a second one sneaks in. Full moons are separated by 29 days, while most months are 30 or 31 days long; so it is possible to fit two full moons in a single month. A blue moon occurs about once in 2.5 years on average.

A blue moon can occur in January and the following March if there is no full moon at all in February, as is the case in the years 1999, 2018, and 2037.

Note that because the full moon occurs at different times (and therefore potentially on different calendar days and in different calendar months) in different time zones, the occurrence of blue moons is time zone (and daylight saving time) dependent.

For dates on blue moons for this century click on this link: http://www.jgiesen.de/moon/BlueMoon/index.html