As you drive along the highway from Jackson heading to Dubois (or Yellowstone National Park, depending on if you turn or stay straight), for a portion of the road the valley drops down from the road steeply. There are plenty of turnouts so you can stop and take a look. The Snake River meanders along, and in this photo, some bison enjoy some grass and water. It is so beautiful.

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This Wednesday I had to go down to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, which is about 1-1/2 hours away from my home. It is right next to Princeton, a town I’d never been to before, so we stopped there for a little walk before we headed home. This was taken on the beautiful campus of Princeton University.

Jackson Land & Cattle is the largest working ranch in Jackson, and this is one of their many barns. I actually think this barn was recently built, or maybe it was moved from another location. It has a lovely, worn patina and it looks beautiful in the snow.

While I was away for two weeks, Corn Flakes finished his transformation into a stunningly handsome rooster. He’s also ‘servicing’ the ladies on a regular basis, whether they like it or not.

While I’m continuing to enjoy a much-needed vacation, I am catching up on some long-overdue sleep, recovering from a very nasty cold, enjoying the sunshine and bluebird skies on the ski slopes, and today finally got to go riding and catch up for hours with my friend Terry. But I don’t want you to think I’ve forgotten you. I’m plotting new crafts and cooking projects for the new year, and trying to think of some witty things to say.

Amanda and I got up before sunrise this morning on our annual hunt for the elusive frosty buffalo (….it’s a long story). We did not find a single bison today, but we did see lots of moose. These two strikingly handsome bull moose were perfectly positioned under the Grand Teton.


And here’s a closeup of the handsome fellows.

Today was a cold, but stunning day in Wyoming. I took this with India’s camera from the top of the Casper lift as we were skiing this morning.