Leaving Bend and Hello Sunshine!

We can't leave Bend without a picture of Mt. Bachelor. This is why there is a Sun River Resort...fabulous skiing here.
This is a beautiful sunset the night before we left and there were some gorgeous sunrises too.
This is the 3 Sisters..this whole area is one big mountain after another. South of here is Crater Lake and a little further south Mt. Shasta. It was a beautiful drive down to Sacramento and the further south we went the scenery changed to farmlands and orchards.
See flowers...grab camera! We arrived at Richard's sisters I had to take pictures of her simply divine Camellia's. My eyes were feasting on the greenery and flora after all that whiteness...
A cute little bunch of miniture daffodils
She has pink and red Camillias.
Richard's sisters Maxine and Janice styling in their new rhinestone studded sun glasses!
Aren't they too cute!
Maxine belongs to a huge group of singers in the Sacramento Valley...the Sweet Adelines. Small groups of them go out and do singing grams on Valentines Day for charity. They were featured on the news all day and lo and behold around 5 they showed up to serenade Maxine personally. They were a complete delight and we all enjoyed every minute of it!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines and shared your love as we did.

During and After the Storm

Whoa, we were hit with one storm after another. Finally the snowplow came down our street but blocked us in the driveway. Richard went out to do some shoveling and the Angels sent a guy with a Bobcat!
We weren't done yet...3 times he had to come and clear us out...Richard was thankful!
Undaunted by any amount of snow, all Chuck wants to do is fetch the ball. Here's how to keep him happiest!
Check out that powder! He plows right through.

Can't forget the wildlife. I put on the snowshoes and tramped down a trail to the bird feeders and shoveled a path so we would feed the squirrels and not lose Reisha in the snow.

Out on the road with snowshoes making tracks for Reisha and she's right on my heels. They love their walks and we're out there snow or shine!
What our walks look like...nice huh?
Just a pile of snow? No, it's the picnic table! Just to give you an idea of the depth of it all.
Beautiful trees!
Couldn't resist a picture of this little guy...isn't he cute? We've had a great experience here and have really enjoyed some snow and taking care of Chuck and Reisha...they are such great dogs! Next week, Valentine's Day, we'll be in Sacramento to visit Richard's sister Maxine and her husband Paul. Then on February 17th it's Granite Bay, CA...where the temperatures are in the 60's ;-)