I had almost given up on it since the weathermen predicted this for 2 days ago, but this morning we finally 'got it'. SNOW!

Wow. Snow in September! I guess that's Montana for you!

 

 

It's so beautiful out here!

 

 

 

It started out a little cloudy ....

 

 ..... but I liked what it did for this picture ....

 

 

 

I climbed up the hill behind the campground and was greeted by these frolicking horses:

 

 

They were very curious and seemed to love the snow!

Look, we're almost blending in with the landscape now.
Fortunately we have great heaters so we're warm and cosy. Last night it was 25F !

 

The view towards Yellowstone:

 

 

 

And this is almost a Dutch 'scene'!

 

 

No wonder that the campground has begun to board everything up. They started just before all this came down and not a day to early! The pool is closed and drained, a lot of cabins are boarded and the water pipes filled with anti-freeze.

We're still open but you have to search for the entrance to the office and the restrooms! 

 

 

Probably not a bad idea to have winter tires and a well insulated RV!

 

 

Funny, the tent-sites are all empty ..... ?
 

Merlin is not much of a snow lover, he rather looks at it from behind the glass, in some sunny spot.

 

 

What is it with cats that they always have to sit ON something?

 

Last but not least, today is a very special day! My 'baby' sister is turning 50 today!

It barely seems possible. I mean, look at this picture:

 

 

When did we grow up? When I wasn't looking, that's for sure!

  

In Holland you see 'Sahra' (or Abraham, depending) when you turn 50:

A tradition that hails from the Netherlands, the 'Sarah birthday' is celebrated when a woman turns 50 and becomes a 'Sarah' -- old enough and wise enough to have 'seen Sarah,' the biblical figure and wife of Abraham.  

Other traditions associated with the Sarah birthday include placing a Sarah doll or figure in the front yard of the 'birthday girl' that is dressed/decorated by family to represent her life and interests and baking a Sarah cake, bread or cookie in the shape of a female figure and sharing it with others.

Unlike other cultures (America) in which those who celebrate their 50th birthday are seen as "over the hill," the Sarah tradition in the Netherlands honors a woman gaining wisdom through experience and is a major birthday that many look forward to.

 

 

 

Again: "Happy Birthday Sis!"