Cold and Icy Weather!

There was ice over everything when we awoke yesterday morning! 

The first 11 pictures in this post were taken by Ben, who beat me outside with a camera... :)

Because it was ice, not snow or sleet, the grass remained colorful even while the trees had a white/frosty look...

Frozen fungus

Then, a little later, I ventured out into the cold and took the photos you see below:

Gorgeous!

Dark...

...or light. Which background do you like better?

Sorry for so many pictures -- this rare event was too pretty to take just a few!

Minimalistic

Even the junipers had an ice coating!

It was a gorgeous display of another of our Creator's arsenal of beauty tricks!

Autumn and More...

Our gorgeous walk. How grateful I am for it!

Many of the trees have lost their leaves, but we still have some lovely fall color. :)

A beautiful scene

Helping out at the ICR Volunteer day! :)

Playing

Deborah and a puzzle -- a fun Winter sight!

Mom, Debs, Stephen & I went window-shopping in downtown McKinney -- a real treat!

So Christmassy!

Neutrals & sparkles...

;)

Colors -- I love it!

Are we thankful for what God has given us, or are we living in a rosy-expectation-filled future?

Neat

Old clocks galore -- a fun decorating idea!

Tiny books in tiny shelves...

Autumn color

Our two (cute) buddies!

Saturday, we attended the funeral of a friend of our guys', Deputy Sheriff Wayne Walker. He was a polite, manly upholder of law & order who will be greatly missed.

There was a long, long, long line of law enforcement vehicles there to honor him.

People gathering...

Honor guard

There were 200-300 people there -- over half of them law enforcement.

Honor guard

At church, guys talk... :)

...and parents converse... :)

That's all for now -- we'll be going to San Antonio for Thanksgiving in a few days, and will come back with lots of photos, you can bet! ;)