New Water Feature

Courtesy of 4+ inches of rain on top of frozen ground and snow, we now have a lovely stream running through our property. Shame that we have to cross it to exit the driveway. I am looking forward to the salmon leaping through the yard to reach their spawning ground..

The woods have eyes

Despite the fact that our dog is the most submissive creature in the world, she clearly has a keen sense of something (hearing, smell, dog aura?). She barked in the house late last night, which is very rare for her. We went out onto the deck to be greeted with this:

Despite the fact that there was next to no light coming from the house, it was plenty to reflect in the demon eyes of the beast - they just sat there staring at us. I went up to the stone wall to see it slinking off, not particularly bothered by my presence. Yellow eyes would probably mean coyote as compared to fox - it was certainly dog like in its movements.

*Ok, this is a Photoshoped picture - no way my camera was picking anything up in the dark, but it was just like that. Promise.

Day Some: Knick Knacks

I've always had a particular hatred for too much junk around the house - maybe others feel our house is lacking warmth, is perhaps too sterile. That said, well chosen decoration can work well, which brings us to the above piece seen in our local Home Goods store. I am literally speechless - a faceless buff mannequin complete with a set of dog tags. Surely this was meant for the New Jersey or Florida markets?

No progress on house as the floors have been drying - our Vietnamese boys seem to have done a good job considering the water damage. Pics will come Tuesday when we can walk on the floors again. We also have a move in date for 2 weeks time.