Monster Visitor

I heard some odd machinery noise coming from outside the house this morning, so I went to see what was going on. This is what I saw. This was taken from my dining room window. I think they were trying to unblock the gate so water could get through. It had frozen over earlier in the week and there was really nowhere for the rest of the water to go. I'm still not 100 percent positive what they were doing, but it was fun to watch.

Perseverance

In spite of our creek being frozen over, water continues to flow over the top of the ice and pool when it meets the other branch of the Little Walla Walla River that runs in front of our house. It's fun to watch. And when it warms up, you can hear the ice cracking. Welcome, winter!

Outdoor Church

When I was in high school, we had outdoor church a couple of times. On Sabbath morning they'd drive carloads of students to the mountains and we'd have a church service and outdoor activities all afternoon. It was great! I loved the change of pace, and church in the middle of a forest in jeans was a lot better than wearing uncomfortable dress clothes and sitting in a stuffy church with other teenagers who smelled funny. Today, instead of church (since it was campmeeting and our church wasn't meeting), Jason and I went to Rooks Park. We took the camera I showed you yesterday and had fun taking pictures of the beautiful area. There are a ton more, but here's a small sampling of what we took.

Photos by Jason

(This one is best viewed if you open it and zoom in.)

Photos by Becky

(See the heron?)