winter view

Our lives have been pretty quiet since our return from Australia, so there hasn't been a lot to "blog" about. We have been skiing once or twice a week every week through January & February - but there's only so many times that's of interest in a blog! Just thought I'd share this wonderful winter view that we have from our kitchen window, looking out across the snow-covered back yard and neighborhood to the picturesque Wasatch Mountains. How lucky we are! It always lifts my spirits when I look at the view. The snow hasn't been as heavy this year as last, but still enough to keep the ground permanently covered since December.

first ski day

After some early season snowfall Solitude Mountain Resort opened last Friday, so Mark & I decided to use our Thursday's season pass to "stretch our legs" and see if we remembered how to glide down the white stuff. People have told me it's "like riding a bicycle" but I wasn't convinced that since I hadn't learned to do it when I was 5, that I wouldn't have lost some of the skill I had only so recently learned. We were both pleasantly surprised that we did seem to remember most of the technique (me skiing, Mark snowboarding). Although, I have to say that the fitness level needs a little work. My legs were rather wobbly after 3 hours!

first snow

We got our first snow of the season at the house last week. It started snowing overnight & I'd say we ended up with about 2 to 3" on the ground. This is the view out of our back sliding door. The patio table has a pretty good cover of snow. You can't see the mountains because of all the low cloud. The snow didn't stick around for long though. Temperatures this week have been back up in the 70's (20's celsius). Bit confusing for the plants that haven't lost their leaves yet. The marigolds and zinneas have been brought to a premature end although the cold doesn't seem to bother the pansies - even after being buried in snow!