January Theme Day: Best Photo of 2008

I found it really hard to choose just one photo! I picked this one because it demonstrates why we moved to this area. We love the scenery!

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This view is for sale!

The house isn't anything to write home about, but if you're in the market for a 'fixer-upper' with some amazing scenery, drop me a line...

No, I'm NOT the realtor! ;-) If you look really closely, you can see Moose Pond amongst all the red trees. This is the same spot that I took yesterday's photo from, but with a wide angle view. This scenery, which always seems to pop out unexpectedly, is why we moved up here 4 years ago. I really love these mountains!!

Moose Pond from Above

So, yesterday my husband said to me, "Honey, you know we all love Moose Pond, right? But, it's been a week. Don't you think you should post some pictures of something else?" I said, "Fine!", saddled up my horse, packed my camera in a saddle bag and set off to find something else in town to photograph. How's this? Moose Pond from up on Tuelltown Road...hee! hee!

Barn

I love this old barn that you can see from Moose Pond. It has recently had some TLC put into it, which is so nice to see. So many of the old barns are just being allowed to fall in because it costs too much money to maintain them...

Clouds

It was a gorgeous day, weather-wise and the reflection of the clouds on the water was spectacular!

Red Canoe

I love the color of my parents' canoe! It really stands out on the water. Look at the gorgeous scenery...wouldn't you like to live in that farmhouse that overlooks the pond?

Birthday wishes...

I'm not saying my boys always get what they ask for, but when it's feasible, we do our best. As I mentioned the other day, our youngest asked for everyone to go fishing with him on Moose Pond for his birthday. So, we piled a bunch of family members into 3 canoes & 4 kayaks and headed out for a couple of hours on the water. It was a great time and he thoroughly enjoyed it!

Kayaking on Moose Pond

Another one of my nephews enjoying a beautiful day on the water...

Up Close & Personal!!

Before he tossed him back into the water, my husband let our nephew meet the Large-mouth Bass that he had caught...

Reflection

We went paddling on Moose Pond again this Saturday for my son's birthday. I saw this reflection in the water and liked the way the clouds looked...

Mist rising...

They were still catching fish when it started to rain. Before I put the camera back into the waterproof bag, I just had to get a shot of the mist rising off the surrounding hillsides. The boys thought it looked like smoke from a volcano. (I'm glad that it wasn't!) Then, we started paddling for shore - FAST! We ended up getting soaked, but with all 4 of us paddling, we were able to create quite a wake. The boys were laughing hysterically! What an adventure!!

The fish were biting...

Boy, were they ever! My husband hates this picture, for obvious reasons, but just look at our youngest's face as he is reeling in his first Pumpkinseed Sunfish!! And the fish is gorgeous!! Dad had only just tossed back a small bass. Between the 2 of them they caught several fish (pickerel, bass & sunfish) during the hour we were on Moose Pond. The pond is not stocked, MB, but it sure does have a lot of native fish in it! My parents had been there before we moved up to this area and they remembered having the same luck - catching lots and lots of fish. What fun!

Moose Pond Boat Launch

Now that the boys are so interested in fishing, we are discovering all the great ponds that are nearby. This one is just up the street. I can't believe that some of the foliage is already changing! No! It's too soon!! ;-) Although it sure is pretty...