The Rock River

The rivers so full of ice the ducks are walking.There's always one. This guy is standing on the railroad bridge below the dam.
Here is the dam. I'm not sure if the photo really does justice to the amount of ice in the river. I have a few more pics on the Mills' blog.

San Diego / Carlsbad

I was in San Diego (actually Carlsbad) last week. While it was normal winter conditions back here we suffered with temps in the 50's and 60's. The team took a late afternoon trip to the beach for a leisurely walk but we had to wear jackets to stay warm.

The pelicans flew in formations of 4 and skimmed the waves as they were cresting. I'm not positive but I think they were feeding even though I never saw any of them dive.

We also made it to the beach in the morning for walks. Again, we had to wear our jackets. This morning the fog was bad but it didn't stop the die hard joggers.

This guy wasn't as shy as the others but he didn't want us to get to close either. They follow the receding waves feeding on something. I never could see what it was but they were certainly busy eating whatever it was.
The pool area was really nice if you were a polar bear. Too cold to go swimming.

Rockford Christmas Gathering

Great Family, Friends, Food, and White Elephants were enjoyed by all. SOME enjoyed the football game too.

Deer Damon Dasher

Damon was Dasher the deer in the Olga-Brenner Christmas play Tues. Eve 12-18-07

Christmas & Birthdays Shawano

Engagement Ring

North Branch, MN

140 pound puppy sighted! Rumor has it he is still growing, living in this house, and has been linked in recent investigations to the dog food shortage in the state of MN.

Dave & Julie are Engaged!!

This was taken a couple of days after he fell down to one knee and decided to propose while he was down anyhow. One band is white gold and the other is rose gold.

Olivia's 1st Thanksgiving...and a trip to Belvidere all in one

Thought ya'll might want to see a couple pictures of Olivia from her FIRST Thanksgiving...

can you believe she's already 11 months old?? (well, almost)

8 teeth already and she was definately ready for Turkey Day!!!

Olivia went with mom and dad over to Belvidere one Sunday after church...

Grandma said she had practice before....Olivia's face just might beg to differ.... :-P

Olivia and Aunt Jan

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!

Thanksgiving Desert

Any idea what this is?

Nov. 17, 07 Opening WI Deer Gun

Still looking for the Big one, but enjoyed getting this one.

Happy Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving holiday starts today. We are heading to Outlaw4's mom's house for dinner. It's the first Thanksgiving she has cooked in many, many years. There will be about 15 people there. Should be fun. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Olivia's 1st Halloween

As the sun set and the little ghosts and goblins came out from behind trees and wherever else....Olivia paraded around the Woodstock Town Square in her cute little OLIVIA THE PIG costume. Of course nobody knew what she was except those who are extremely fond of the book series 'Olivia' by Ian Falconer. Regardless, she was a bit hit and everyone thought she was soooo cute!! So, here's some pics of Olivia in her costume...ENJOY!!!!

Olivia all dressed up and ready to go get some candy...

oddly enough, she did!!!

What a cute little tail....

TRICK OR TREAT!!!!!

Lodge of Four Seasons

We had a great time this weekend. This is the lodge where we stayed. The only complaint we have is that the time went by too quickly.

San Diego

I was out in San Diego this week. I didn't know about the fires until after we landed. The air was smokey and filled with ash. The highways were flooded with people evacuating their homes. I took a shot of the sun from the plant in Carlsbad (which is north of San Diego and just south of Camp Pendelton) around 3:00 in the afternoon. Camp Pendelton was on fire Wednesday and closed I-5 north of our hotel. I never felt I was ever in any danger but the smoke and ash definitely kept it on my mind. Glad to be home.

Birds in the Yard Again

I had more birds show up in my yard again today right after yesterday's visitors. Only 1 of these birds stayed today unlike the 2 that stayed yesterday.

Inlaw 1's favorite "Cub"

"Go Cubs ! !" Says Olivia

Birds in the Yard

I had a couple of birds show up in my yard today also.

Birds in the Yard

I had a couple of birds show up in my yard also.

Coopers Hawk

The Coopers Hawk seems to land in the backyard when the weather is cold and rainy. I have a couple more posted in the Mills Mailbox.