Christmas (Eve) in Montana

We missed being together with the rest of the family, but enjoyed Christmas Eve in our Montana home feasting on pork, black beans and rice, and a luscious fresh fruit tart made by Linda. Christina had a wonderful visit with her best friends from high school. Merry Chrsitmas to all of you and a happy and healthy 2007




Our herd miraculously reappeared and enjoyed the delicious cob that will help them get through the winter. A new buck showed up-the one with a one-sided rack, who we think is "stubby", so we named because he had a one sided one point rack when he was a youngster 2-3 years ago. This time I decided to shoot a landscape towards the northeast and captured Mount Edith in the distance, all 9,500 feet of her. The other landscape is the more typical we shoot from our house, but this time shot from the highest point of "our hill" behind the house-notice our roof and chimney on the lower right corner of the picture.

The Happiest Santa Around

This is the happiest Santa out there, surrounded by four beauties. The girls from Meritage (the wine bar), all went for a spa treatment courtesy of Kelly, the boss and owner.

From left to right: Courtney, Angie, Kelly and Christina

Here are Dad and I at the "Dancing Moose Lodge" for a week end trip. There was snow on the ground and plenty of deer (Dad will post those pictures later) making for a very nice trip. We visited with friends and enjoyed the new Costco in Helena, right across from Home Depot. Helena has finally made the big time.

Here we all are at Danny and Lindsay's apartment. We cooked a nice dinner and had time to catch up on how each of us is doing.

Here we all are at Line and David's beautiful home in Fairfax, VA. It was a very enjoyable holiday, and Line and David are the most gracious hosts. Jorge and David make sure the turkey is finished, after David spent hours barbecuing it. I sure hope to try this at home!

Marine Museum in Quantico

Here are Christina, Jorge and I at the new Marine Museum in Quantico, VA. Definitely a must see on your list if you ever visit. I thought I had seen all of it, but really would love to go back, and look at the parts I hurried through because there was so much to see. Maybe the tour would be worthwhile.