White Christmas

After a couple days of light snow and several inches, the sun came out making the trees beautiful.

Fall 2009

Look at this shot that I just happened to catch from the back porch tonight. We have not seen much sun but it came out in time to color the field for this perfect shot.

Mission Oak Inn piggy bank

Here is a new addition to our gift shop - a little piggy bank to help you save for your next visit. Isn't he cute!

Fishing remains good

Last Monday evening we went out fishing to catch some crappie for dinner. We caught enough in no time at all. My first one was the largest at 1 lb and 3 oz. We only had to keep five to make two meals. I also caught a 3 lb walleye. Here are the photos. Jan

I have tried several times to get a good photo of a hummingbird moth. I usually only see them at dusk when the light isn't very good and they move around a lot. The other morning while sitting at the office desk, I noticed this one in the bee balm out front. I grabbed the camera and tried to take as many shots as I could. I think this one came out the best.

Hummingbird rescue

Last week after breakfast we were visiting with our guests and we all heard a couple of little thuds on the window. I got up to look and two hummingbirds were laying on the porch. They had hit the window are were stunned. Denny went out to check on them and one flew away but the other one was still stunned so Denny picked him up until he regained his strength. Here is a photo of Denny holding him.

Here is a photo of the Japanese iris in bloom near the Bird Lover's Suite this year. The bee balm is blooming now and the hummingbirds are loving it. Every year, there is more and more bee balm.