Sweet Sienna: Snow Is Here....BIG TIME

Why Sweet Sienna? (An audio file)

As many of you know, my sweet Sienna passed away in February of this year. While she was alive, I was looking for a small cabin in the mountains for a weekend getaway and a special place that she and I could spend time together. Sienna was more familiar with the ocean than the mountains, but I know she would have loved everything about Big Bear. In fact, a big part of my search involved finding a place that would be safe and comfortable for Sienna. For example, I didn't want a place that had more than one floors (stairs.) Also, I wanted it to be filled with happy light. I also thought that one day, Sienna would have been interestsed in picking up golf. Afterall, she was a big girl and i think if she ever got the hang of it, she would have been really good.

Well, just before I found the perfect place, my sweet Sienna died. So after discussing it with mom and my sister, I thought it would be appropriate to name the cabin in her honor. So now it's called "Sweet Sienna."

While all of the photos and video involve me or other people, I always think of Sienna when I'm in the mountains, because I know she would have loved exploring beauty of the alpine environment.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Snow Is Here....BIG TIME

Wow. I guess sometimes you get what you wish for. Last weekend, Mari and I were hit with a blizzard. The largest snow storm in like 10 years. The skies dumped more than 2 feet of fresh snow. We were snowed in for a full day while we tried to dig our car out. Still, we had a great time. Mari built a couple of real snow men! We sipped hot buttered rum while we watched the roaring fire and the snow fall and fall and fall!

Check out the time lapsed photos below of the picnic table in front of the cabin. This was in a period of 6 hours.