A Black and White Day

Shortly after we arrived at the cabin, last Saturday afternoon, it began to rain. It continued to rain most of the night, which made for a slippery walk to the outhouse. Sunday morning, New Year's Eve, it started to snow. We got about 2 inches of wet, heavy snow, which stuck to the trees beautifully. It was one of those gray, black and white days, where any splash of color becomes an anomaly. L and I spent the afternoon outside, taking pictures.

Sunday night it cleared off, allowing the full moon to illuminate the snow shrouded trees in a magnificent blue glow. The moon was so bright that it created shadows! Unfortunately, we couldn't capture this night beauty in a picture. Our memories will have to suffice.

Memories, pictures, and videos will soon be all we have left of the cabin. My parents are in the process of selling it to a group from Bemidji. L and I would've loved to keep it in the family, but this additional asset would have put us over our $20,000 asset limit for MNCARE. It was a heartbreaking choice, but we opted to keep our health insurance.

L is whining that I didn't give him credit for the pictures he took. He took the picture on my "Previews" post. He's also responsible for the 4th picture down on this post, and the red twig picture.
VV, I may be needing some legal counsel here. heehee