Scenes from a Mountain Retreat

It's beginning to look..

a lot like a white Christmas.

Over the last couple of days

over 14 inches of snow fell here, 

and there are massive drifts all around,

over 2ft on our deck!

Inside the house, though, 

things are all decorated & cozy.

I love our little tree...

it's tiny, but we didn't

have room for a large tree.

I think it's adorable.

oooh..holiday bokeh time.

Almost all of our Advent chocolates

have been consumed...

Christmas is almost here!

Thankfully the sun is out with clear skies today, 

so the snowy mountains are amazing!

Giant Sequoias: Part 2

Continued from yesterday's post,

here are more photos of our day trip

to the mountains to hike among the

Giant sequoias.

To be in the presence of such ancient, majestic

life is awe-inspiring.

We can't wait to go back.

This post is linked to Outdoor Wednesday.

Nature, mostly