Daily Photo: January 5, 2010

If you could see the fireplace, this would make a lot more sense.

If you could see the fireplace, this would make a lot more sense.

Shelby loved sitting and sleeping in front of a fire. He’d lay there until he couldn’t take the heat anymore, move to a colder part of the room to cool off, and then come right back.

Daily Photo: January 4, 2010

Look - the horsies have coats!

Look – the horsies have coats!

In the field opposite our house lived two horses. They had this and several fields further down the valley entirely to themselves, and even dressed up in the winter months.

Daily Photo: January 3, 2010

The serene Mayfield Valley, dusted gently with snow.

The serene Mayfield Valley, dusted gently with snow.

Another of the many shots from the upstairs window of our house at the time; from sunsets to autumn leaves and winter chill, the view was always beautiful.