Christmas day hike

It was sunny and uncharacteristically warm (for Indiana) on Christmas day. 

 Forty-five degrees.  We took Chelsea and headed to the bluffs.

I found this tree, encircled in thorns.

Look how clear the water was. 
 And beautiful reflection.

trail

 We spooked an owl or a turkey buzzard.  Something big that was roosting and took off in flight as we approached.  Doug thought it was a turkey buzzard.  I thought it was an owl, by the way that it flapped its wings.  We encountered another couple with their dog and another man with his dog.  After the hike we took Chelsea out to a nearby field and let her run.  That girl loves to run.

my beautiful girl, Chelsea

Getting out and hiking cleared my head.  We went home and baked a ham and cooked up a skillet of fried sweet potatoes.  Then we went to a movie last night.  (More on that with a later post.)  It was just us- a quiet day.  It was a great day for a Christmas day hike.  Now they are calling for snow and rain for tonight and tomorrow.  Typically, they are calling for snow for New Year's eve weekend.  The weather usually pretty nasty on New Year's eve.  I'm back to the office tomorrow through Friday.  It will be exceptionally quiet.  A good opportunity to tie up a big project that I've been working on for months.