Back in the Feather River Canyon and greater Plumas County. Yay! It's so homespun and normal after the glitz of NYC. We treasure our times together during the annual Hunt for the noble Fir Tree, and the festivities around our neighborhood are part of the fun.
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| geese and/or swans on the river |
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| autumn colors and a fresh supply of water |
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| another shot of the former weir on Caribou Road, after they planted trees across the North Fork |
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| Jeffery puts up the reindeer and Santa on our deck - a first time placement! |
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| we will later loop light strings along like reins |
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| the train derailment clean-up at Rich Bar - the 11 cars have been removed from the hillside via a newly built road |
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| cutting up the train cars that went over the bank |
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| blurry shot of one of the lighted trucks in the parade at the Main St. Sparkle in Quincy |
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| Mom helps fold, stamp, and return-address our Christmas cards |
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| getting out the first tin of Scrap End Row Village houses, pre-game of cribbage, and after opening family cards |
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| view through my truck's window at the bowl of fog in American Valley as we climb up towards Brady Camp |
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| Jeffery, Darlene and Mom are excited that we get to hunt our Christmas trees in the snow! |
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| Ian, Sara, and Craig are eager to begin looking for the perfect trees |
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| Grandma in the snow! |
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| Ian cuts down Jeffery's and my tree. |
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| Barbara is ready; she's found her tree |
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| Dar takes a turn at sawing; she's cutting off the butt |
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| G-ma's tree about to be cut |
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| Carrying Grandma's tree home |
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| Sara carries down the SFJ and Martha tree after she helped me carry mine to the car |
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| testing the lights for Dick's outdoor tree |
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| the site of our bedecking; humble, but transformative |
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| Mom and Dick set a spell while Jeffery puts up the lights |
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| a plain, dare I say ugly tree is turned into a pretty thing when lights are added |
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| The finished product. Voila! |
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| Dick can see it from his kitchen window |
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| mud and rock slide on the road up Tobin Ridge. It was cleaned up after Brenda and I had done our hike |
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| the rock where we turned around |
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| another view of the rock where we turned back for home |
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| mushroom in my yard |
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| reflection on a water cache |
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| Jenelle's Bakery's festive window in Quincy |
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| flying |
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A great collection of pictures that tell a story of your days. I like the reflective window shots from Quincy!
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