Monday, March 9, 2009

A Sunday Hike and Dinner With Friends

We had a lovely hike on Sunday at  a local preserve, where dogs are allowed to accompany theirpeople. That is surprisingly difficult to find here. 
Rusty, awaiting "his" girl.  Carl and he often fight over that distinction;) 
So may things to smell...
The handsome little man-dog stands his ground! 
We don't need an Intrepid or an Explorer, as we have two-in-one! 
This is a paper birch, my favorite tree. I had one growing outside my room's windows when I was a child. 


Saturday Dinner! 

We had 4 couples over, and their children. Grace had a wonderful time with the kids and they decided to have a drawing competition and create an original play for us!  
The drawings didn't come out very well, except for the one in ink. :) 
The parents had good food, good wine and lots of fun talking. 
Then , we took a night walk with two friends, which was magical, as always. 
We plan on doing this again, often! :D


4 comments:

Austintacious said...

How delightful! Sounds just perfect and like the plans for future dinners! Also, like the children working together to create something.:)

Austintacious said...

PS
You should see the size of your paper birch now.... still beautiful.

Gymnaste said...

I love paper birches too. The way they shed their bark is awesome. Looks like a great hike. Can't wait to enjoy more like them when the weather warms.

patrice said...

Wow! These photo's show such warmth. And your little dog! So sweet.