Just beautiful!

Just a few quick picks from the evening I arrived last week; it was a beautiful 50 degree winter's day.  I arrived at The House of Goodwill just before sunset, and went for a quick walk just to enjoy the stillness.  It was my first time here since the beginning of October.

Here's a photo of the house from the road

Winter may be off-season in a lake neighborhood, but I absolutely love it!  It is so quiet and still everywhere, and without the leaves on the trees, you get interesting water views of things you never see in warm weather. 

Oh boy, have I missed the deer!

I love seeing deer out the window in the morning as I'm making my coffee.

And of course, on my return to the house I opted to take the long way so I could stop at a couple of antique stores en route (sort of, anyway).

I found this little guy (not an antique), but he just seemed perfect for the house:

I've been back and forth on making the house a pet-friendly rental, but since that's often what I'm looking for when I rent a house, I thought I'd give it a try.  I can always change that in the future if it seems to be a problem.  The fact that the house had no carpets when we bought it was a huge plus.

I'm going to put this little puppy in the entry to welcome the dogs.  

If only he was a basset hound!  Oh well, he's still cute. 🙂

Speaking of dogs, time to go walk my own and then get to painting.