Dam Nice Day

Membership bash down at Jubecks.

 But we got a great table.

Bow.

 Home in time to fish

 Mooove

 Nice Brown

At sunset

DAM!

Quick trip south for the warmer temps *50+

 We checked out the Figge down in the QCA

 Americana

 I pitty the fool.

Not too bad for strip mall chinese.

CHRISTMAS PAST AND PRESENT.

TOTALLY MODULAR - CONSTRUCTION

Marty has been busy the last few weeks working on our bike shed for the city house. 

 It's the only time in the last 40 years that Marty has built a pre-fab structure.

And it turned out great!  All the work was done in his shop on top of the ping-pong table.  Then we hulled it up to DBQ a couple pieces at a time and Saturday as temps reached 45* we called in the troops and assembled it.

 Not a La Cinta Inn. But, a water barrier for the future green roof that we will be planting next spring.

Jimmy was a big help.  He came over several times to help with some heavy lifting.

The crew on an OSHA mandated work break, behind bars.

Beautiful cedar trim form the farm.

 

This weekend it was across the river to Galena for the lighting of the luminaries

More than one thousand lit up the night,

Susie heading up the the bridge over the la feaver river.

 We stopped by John and Sarah's  to listen to Pearl and Scott and to warm up a bit.

It was also the opening weekend of the second season deer hunting.  So, we decided to hike the state park hill with the dogs.  There's an Eagle Scout project at the base of the hill.  A new informational kiosk.  

I think we're both happy to get out for a walk and to burn a few more calories so we can eat some chex mix  :}0