![elephant](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8583/16039543333_b6343bda28_o.jpg)
Looking out on the back deck, I noticed that Elmer the Safety Elephant had taken a snowy form and was making himself at home on our barbecue.
![elephant up close](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8680/16659446875_e77ac43458_o.jpg)
Here's a closer look. Do you see him?
![huck](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/16472033120_4023071d99_o.jpg)
A few windy days later, my old blue pal, Huckleberry Hound took his place.
![huck 2](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8631/16471865048_e64a84d528_c.jpg)
Come a little bit closer, Huck.
Isn't this thrilling?
![giraffe in the snow](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8679/16471867148_6103393e38_c.jpg)
Out on the uncleared driveway, a little giraffe, covered in a blanket of snow was taking a snooze.
![chair bear](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8652/16659448785_90774c433a_o.jpg)
On the front patio, a great big fluffy white creature was also having a good sleep - its face smooshed into the arm of the chair.
All these strange creatures all over the place. There was no place left to look but up...
![purple sky skier](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8646/16037129614_f109b42f62_c.jpg)
And that's when I saw this purple little pixie skiing across the sky. Go home, cloud. You're drunk!
![Who is winking at you](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8588/16658045371_7ab9931066_c.jpg)
I suspect that's pretty much what Benny thought about me.
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at DJan-ity
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by Tina
at East Gwillimbury CameraGirl
Our Pileated Guest
by Linda
at The View From Squirrel Ridge
Sunburst
by Fiona
at Lady Fi
Once in a Lifetime
by Scott
at Just Used Pixels
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A GOOD READ
The Ugly Tattoo
by Sandi
at Holding Patterns
Our Dog Loves Shoes
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at Life 101
Ambulance Story ~ We Lost Dear John
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at Clouds and Silvery Linings
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It's Frozen Outside But My Heart is Melting
by YaYa
at Whispering Pines
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INTERESTING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
JUST PLAIN ALL AROUND GOOD
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at Living With the Sun
Are We Weather Obsessed
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at Crafty Gardener
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YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING
The Canadian Flag Went Up Fifty Years Ago
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at Hiawatha House
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