A glorious day

Perhaps the last of this seasons unseasonable temperatures; high temps, before the fall.  Visiting family and a walk around the pond.

Beach

We had all this to ourselves ... 

 ... and only an hours drive from home.

A private beach I was recently introduced too. This was our third trip in two weeks.

Just my family, a friend and I. I actually got to lay down, drift off w/ the noise of the waves, under the blue sky. I even read a few pages of a new book, first time in two years.

College kids apparently know about the beach - there were signs on the sand, beer caps and tins, as well as the group of frisbe tossers, but they kept to themselves.

The sky cleared as the day progressed.

I could spend a month of Sundays here. We will never have to fly or road trip to the ocean again.

Blowing in the wind

A glorious day for felling a tree

Off to find our tree (in Heigburg Forest).

We have our saw.

Chaz picked the tree and started to saw. I dusted the snow off the tree and wondered if it would fit in the family room. The tree was fat, but all of them are, I convinced myself.

Sun stepped in and felled the tree! The tractor came and carried the tree back to the car. Fresh FAT trees are HEAVY!

What a glorious day for felling a tree, a Christmas tree!

 

The tree is HUGE.  Thankful our [strong] friend dropped by just as we needed to haul the tree inside.
I will learn the true meaning of trimming a tree, once I find my hedge clippers!