December catch up.

 December seems to have whizzed by. Hopefully the rest of the winter, starting with a months "lockdown", will too.

This bird is a regular visitor. I am not sure what he is and have poured over the bird book trying to identify him.

When its windy he hangs in the updrafts

swiveling his head, searching for his next meal in the undergrowth along the lake bank.

When it's calmer he is on top of the pine tree, still searching.

Calm days have been rare, more often it has been windy and stormy,

pushing me to walk around the, more sheltered Silver Lake

and Lynn Valley

trails.

Canada Geese and Mallards are regulars and the occasional Buffle Head.

When I bought the house every wall was painted grey. Now it is "Coastal Colours"; sky, lake and beach colours.

While the house was being painted, I was painting Christmas cards

and baking shortbread (regular, maple, lemon and cranberry).

Rasta took to sleeping in his "cave" under the Christmas tree and investigating every new package that was delivered.

Rick and I delivered gifts to Chris and Jason, Toronto and picked up Nicola and Dave's, Si, Dan and Fi's, Mum and Dad's and mine. Then Nicola and I made a similar delivery to Mum and Dad's, Fort Erie. Such a strange Christmas but Christine helped us all get together with a Zoom call and Trivia Game after Christmas.

A White Christmas

Waiting patiently for his gift to be unwrapped

Thrilled with the cat treats Party Mix (thanks Chris)

and the wrapping paper nest.

Rick and I worked off our Salmon Wellington Christmas dinner by shoveling the driveway, building a truly ugly dalek/snowman

and walking the Lynn Valley Trail

where someone had hung

Christmas decorations to lure us along.