Winter Wonderland and Freezing Fog

The peaceful, quite magic of snow and ice. 

Last evening, the radio reported freezing fog in the Walla Walla Valley.  I was quite interested in the term.  I wondered what Freezing Fog was and how it might interact with my car windshield.  But not really needing to go out at 9 pm, I headed for bed.  I awoke this morning to find the answer.  Freezing fog delicately touched every branch, branchlette, spiderweb, bark, fence post and fallen leaf with icy thorns.  I could not help but go outside and take pictures early this morning when it was 23 degrees out.  I was thinking that it might only last for a few hours.  But to my pleasant surprise, it persisted through the whole day offering unexpected delight when peeking out the window, walking down the street or driving to the grocery store. 

Winter has definitely arrived and today the evidence finally came to town after lingering in the mountains for the past month. 

Morning walk.

Night Walk with the boys!

Wren!

Wren had really be working hard in so many aspects in his life.  In school he is doing fabulously!  He has made more friends that he can write down. (He told me this last week after writing his friend Maya Pound who had asked what the names were of his new friends.)

  He has been playing 5th grade basketball at his Elementary School and really loving this opportunity.  Here he is focused and completely absorbed in the joy of play.  You can see Stuart and I in the background watching.

He also has been getting up extra early on Tuesdays and Thursdays to go to Honor Choir which has a before school practice time.  Here he is singing at the Marcus Whitman Hotel last week.

 

I was able to catch some of it on video.  I hope the video link works!  Still trying check back on this page later for a great video of Wren singing a hip and hoppin song.