Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

I Like Thursday #465

It has been a good week to see some interesting wildlife around here.  Last Saturday we went for a walk at the local trail area, and saw the bald eagles again.  I'm thinking these must be a breeding pair, but I don't know where their nest is.  This is the third month we've seen them in this same tree.


Then we drove to another open space area west of town and came across the elk herd that spends most winters in this area.  There were probably a couple hundred of them!  Mike got a really good photo of this big guy.


Earlier this week, we decided to take a quick trip up in the mountains for a little getaway.  We both really enjoyed the drive and the scenery.





We spent a night up there in one of our favorite hotels, enjoyed a nice dinner, and spent a little money in the slot machines at the casinos.  We won a little and lost a little, but just had fun getting a lot of steps and playing!  And there was this lovely view of the mountain town from our window.


And why did we do this?  We're celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary this week!   

January 9, 1976

Doesn't time fly? 

LeeAnna's question of the week is "Do we sing in the shower?"  And my answer to that is - no, not in the shower, but I do like to sing along with the radio in the car - especially during 6 weeks or so that one of the local stations is playing Christmas music in November and December, and the rest of the year with the oldies stations that we listen to.  And how about with movies that have music in them like "Mamma Mia" or "Yesterday"?  Have you seen that one?  It's all Beatles music - so fun!


Happy Thursday!
Joining in with Not Afraid of Color for I Like Thursday.

















20 comments:

Susie H said...

Happy anniversary! That's a BIG one. Good for you to make a sweet celebration of it too. Loved the animal pictures but I really loved the wedding picture 💕 Mike's hair really takes me back to those times long ago. Congratulations on #50!

Anonymous said...

Happy Anniversary! Nice to have a little getaway to celebrate. Perfect weather too! Great wildlife photos. Time flies when you are having fun. We loved that movie. Gail at the cozy quilter

Nann said...

Happy anniversary! What a wonderful milestone. Enjoy all the memories!

Deb A said...

Happy Anniversary! 50 years is wonderful. So glad you had a little getaway to celebrate. That Elk photo is wonderful and the eagles. How neat. I'll have to look for that movie of the Beatles music.

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Happy Anniversary! What a nice way to celebrate the occasion.

Michele McLaughlin said...

Oh my! Happy Anniversary Diann and hubby! Great milestone! That trip was a nice way to celebrate. You have some really pretty country there! Even the town looks pretty. Enjoy your celebration!

Jeanna said...

Happy Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary, kids!! Love your wedding photo; beautiful bride and handsome groom. Your trip to the mountains sounds like a fun way to celebrate.

Vicki in MN said...

Happy Anniversary, 50 years is a big deal!! Wow 100 elk would be amazing to see. Your mountain trip ounds like a relaxing way to celebrate!

Pat at Bell Creek Quilts said...

Happy Anniversary to another January bridal couple! This year will be #40 on January 17th for us... :)

piecefulwendy said...

Happy 50th Anniversary, Diann and Mike!

Linda at Texas Quilt Gal said...

Happy 50th Diann! I just love your wedding photo. Your trip sounds wonderful, especially with the winter mountain scenery. We've talked about driving into Oklahoma and going into the casino, but we sure won't have that scenery!
Mike's photo is frame-worthy!

LA Paylor said...

I;m so glad you and Mike found each other.... happy anniversary to a wonderful couple... love and respect
LeeAnna

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Aaw Happy Anniversary, Diann. What a wonderful milestone. It sounds like you had a wonderful anniversary outing with beautiful scenery and lots of fun. I wish you and Mike many more wonderful years to come. Blessings.

Angela said...

Congratulations! That is an amazing milestone! Great photos of the wildlife too!

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Congrats on your 50th, Diann. I enjoyed seeing the wildlife photos.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

congrats on your 50th!! nice to go out and celebrate isn't it. I love the eagles and the elk so cool to see. No singing in the shower for me but I do in the car by myself

Lianne makes stuff said...

Happy Anniversary! I loved Yesterday it was great

grammajudyb said...

Happy Anniversary to you both. Glad you could take some time for an overnight away. The roads look good, now there is probably snow up there. Thanks for sharing your eagles and elk!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Wowzers!! that is a great way to celebrate and amazing event!! Congrats!!! and what beautiful scenery to mark the occasion!

Kate said...

Happy anniversary! Looks like a fun way to celebrate. I will sing in the car if it's only me.