Christmas Eve walk

Geese in the snow

This morning, I skipped the walk with the ladies. It snowed here yesterday, as you can see, not much, but enough to make the roads icy overnight. Realizing that I would have to drive a fair distance to Lake Padden, I decided instead to walk to the coffee shop (which would have been a good walk in itself), so I strapped on my Yak Trax and headed out the door. I hadn't gone far when my friend Gene called to find out why I wasn't at the coffee shop. I told him I didn't want to drive, so he came and got me and I had a free latte at Avellino's. It was lovely!

But since I hadn't gotten in a walk, I decided to walk to Fairhaven a couple of miles away along the boulevard. I saw these geese huddled under a tree and thought it would be a good way for you to see how much snow we actually got. Not much, but the sidewalks were icy in spots.

Trees decorated for Christmas

Someone had taken the time and effort to decorate several of the trees on the boulevard, which not only made me smile, but gave me the perfect image for today's post. After spending a little time in the local independent bookstore, I took a bus back to town. The sun came out and made for a glorious Christmas Eve day.

Lake Padden reflections at sunrise, taken by Linda

But there's more! I got a text from my friend Linda, who told me that only three people showed up at Lake Padden this morning: she and Peggy were joined by Shirley. She sent me a couple of pictures from the lake walk, and this one is just incredible, don't you agree? Linda said the roads were okay but the trail was icy in spots, and all three of them managed to stay upright.

And now I'm home for the duration, although I might go for a walk tomorrow. It's sure nice to be surrounded by good friends and my partner during the holidays. I feel so incredibly blessed and we will be enjoying sockeye salmon tomorrow! I wish you, my dear reader, the most wonderful of holidays.
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