Laughter - the Best Medicine

 An assortment from my friend Marilyn.

The above would sadly be my mother in her 90s trying to work a computer.

A New Puzzle

This puzzle requires a new starting strategy because the edge pieces are not typical.  

I've started sorting the pieces by colors and I'll end up working from the inside out.

It probably was an expensive puzzle but I got it for free at the puzzle swap table next door at the store. The pieces are backed with cork.

It has pieces with shapes too.

 

It will be a fun one to do.

First Snow and Where are the Birds?

We had snow very early Thursday morning that coated everything with maybe a half inch of that white stuff.

I have had my bird feeders up for almost a month.  Here in New Hampshire we take them down in spring when bears come out of hibernation and put them up when they go back into their dens for the winter.

There hasn't been much action at the feeders and I'm not sure why. On this snow day a few cardinals came by and a junco was on the ground but the usual traffic of chickadees and tufted titmouse was non-existent.

This morning we noticed tracks across the yard and deck.  It's an animal that drags its feet but don't know if that's raccoon or skunk or something else.

After exploring the deck it went down along the side of the house.  Of course it may have come from that direction.

Below are our tracks from yesterday.  Another animal made tracks from the barn to our deck but this one steps in its own tracks - hind foot in front foot track.  Is this a cat?

 

Assorted Doorways and Windows

I have always liked to take photos of doors and windows especially when there is something to see through the openings.  Here are some from our Spain trip in September.

Any of these catch your eye?

[These last two are the second oldest doorways we passed through.  The oldest was into the Pileta Cave.

But these doorways into dolmens date to 3750 BCE. ]

For more on dolmens see this article.