Hey everybody!

Yes, that is Ann standing out on the frozen Deep Creek Lake in Maryland. We went there for some R&R last week. With the air temperatures about 15, and tons of ice fishermen out on the lake, we figured we'd go for alittle ice hike out on the lake...

Where she (and I) are standing in summer is about 25 feet deep. This is what the section of the lake in front of our condo looks like...

And, when I turned to look back at shore, here is a photo where we were staying. The condo is on the top floor, with a great overlook of the lake. This place is called Will-o-Wisp resort, and Wisp Ski resort, where we spent one day boarding, is about 5 miles up the road. It is in Garrett County in Maryland, and they average about 200 inches of snow a season.

The sky was nice and blue and I could see the moon so I did this shot to get perspective on ground and sky.

As I looked down the shore, I saw this...don't guess it will be out for while.

If you look closely at the large lake photo, off in the distance you will see ice fishermen out on the ice, they were there all day and night. When one vacated a spot, all that was left was this...

So, of course I took off my glove and stuck my hand down into the water to feel how thick the ice was. This hole had ice about 6 inches thick, and the water was very cold...

On the drive home one day, we stopped at this lovely covered bridge in Pennsylvania.

I'm sure the Audi, if capable, would be saying..."what have you guys done to me...here is how I used to look every weekend...

and here is how I look today!!!! Someone rescue me from these crazy people!!!

Faulkner Book Update: sales are going good I guess. Scot, Vicki and I went to CPAC a few weeks ago where Scot was one of the featured guests in a book signing room. I've been helping as much as possible, but, all of you out in the blogosphere need to go purchase the book "The Naked Emperors: the Failure of the Republican Revolution" if you haven't already.

Well, I'll be in Shreveport soon, seeing family and friends. But, I will post again as soon as possible with interesting stuff. Until then, be safe out there.