Canadian geese didn't fail

I've often noticed that in the first week of the calendar year Canada Geese get moving. The days, afterall, are getting longer.

I thought of this again towards the end of December. Sure enough, yesterday I heard and then saw a medium sized vee of geese. I tried to snitch a photo of one online, but gave up.

My father was not one to be afraid of animals. But he had an irrational fear of geese, left over from an experience of being attacked by one when he was a child.

Christmas light contest

And the winner of the Monterey Christmas light contest is...

Our neighbors, next house east on West Eby.

Competition was practically nil. Amish refused to participate.

third and fourth generations

Eighteen family members crowded into the Monterey house Sunday, December 23. Of the family of Lester and Elva, that's the whole bunch, except Mel and Patrick.

Late in the afternoon, the entire and third and fourth generations were there and the shop light gave this image of them. Standing: Bonnie, Chris, Joel, Stephanie, Sarah, Ryan; front, Helen, Manny, Angela, and lights girl Emily.

Wow. Great bunch! If Lester and Elva could see them now!

lights, action, Emily

You get the family together for Christmas. You got three generations from three states. Plenty of action. But, lights, please, for the historic pic.

Emily knows what to do. A picture of taking a picture. This so good maybe we'd do best just to imagine what the light's pointed at.