BLEAK WINTER AND DUCKS

I thought I'd take a little walk today as there are

 greenbelts that run throughout our area and over near a pond.

They aren't so green now though - more brown.

I stopped to take a picture of some rocks when 

 from out of "nowhere" I suddenly had friends moving towards me.

Unfortunately, I had nothing to offer but friendship.

COMMEMORATIVE CUPS AND SAUCERS

I had promised myself I wouldn't collect any
 of the Queen commemorative cups and saucers
 because the last thing I 

need to do is start another collection. 

 So here I am with two!

 I had  this Teapot done years back just for fun:

King George VI - 1939 is the oldest one I

 have and it is a Colclough.

  Some of you probably enjoyed the movie

 about him, "The King's Speech".

Then of course, Queen Elizabeth dated 1953 and is a Tuscan:

Hope your week is going along well! 
Linking at:  Home Sweet Home
and Saturday Showoff

UP IN THE MOUNTAINS Part II

This little trip goes over by the mountains to 

Manitou Springs, on through Green

 Mountain Falls and lastly a few shots higher

 up in the mountains of Woodland Park, Colorado: 

As you can see, this restaurant in Manitou 

Springs was

once the stage coach stop:

There are many Victorian era buildings here.

You'll probably be surprised though to see

 the North Pole isn't far up the road!

I am taking these photos from inside our car....

The next stop was Green Valley Falls where we enjoyed lunch.  There were some skaters on the pond when we arrived but by the time I took these photos, they had vanished.

I love this old church.

After we left Green Mountain Falls, we went

 on to Woodland Park and I just took some photos

 of some of the log homes and businesses:

I love these icicles!

UP IN THE MOUNTAINS Part I

I recently took these photos as we drove 

 through Garden of the Gods.
Can you find the Kissing Camels?

LOVELY TEAPOT CLUTTER

Hello dear blogging friends and I

 hope your New Year is going well!

Today I am sharing what I call teapot clutter.

  I thought it would be fun to just put a lot

 of stuff on the buffet in the kitchen

and create clutter!

This buffet itself was a DIY project - well a DIH really

 and I bet you can guess what the "H" stands for!

I guess the colors that I am fond of are pink and green!

I love this kind of clutter.

A cluttered rose:

More lovely clutter:

I do hope you can join in my blog party today.

  If you are a blogger, your post absolutely
 does not have to be about tea!
Please include a link to this post if you link below.