View of Eugene on New Year's Day

I took this photo on New Year's Day from the west end of Skinner Butte, looking out over the city toward our house, near the hills in the background.

This was my first "hike" after my knee surgery three months ago.

-- Mike

January 7, 2110

Christmas just keeps coming. Today a package arrived from France...Merci' Cyril!

While putting decorations away in the garage discovered a present for Mike that was too big to wrap so I hid it.....wow, did I ever! Too funny.....It was a U of O green and yellow birdhouse on a stake for the yard so now the birds have something new to look at as it is merely for show and no self respecting bird would use it as a house.

With the last of the decorations put away it is time to look forward to the New Year. We hope to take a small vacation sometime this Winter but not sure just when to go.

Compared to the rest of the country caught up in a snowy deep freeze, we are warm and dry for today.

A few photies from Christmas eve and onward to the New Year.