Oct 24, 2012 And More Snow



Looking west off the deck this morning



Our yard on Tuesday

October 22 and I am pulling firewood to the house on my sled!  After posting my blog on Monday, I decided that I better get Down There right then and get everything done.  Good decision.  When I left, we had about 1/2" of snow and by the time I got back home we had 7".  When it was all said and done for the day, 9" had stacked up.  Even as I sit in our cozy loft writing this, JB is trudging up to the south ridge to clean off the solar panels.  I must have slept through October.  Surely this is the end of November. . .

The trees and bushes are testament to our late Autumn and very early heavy snowfall.  They still have most of their leaves, which have usually been discarded by early October.  Makes for some very pretty photographs.  Wish I had brought my camera with me on Monday, although I doubt I would have stopped to use it.  I felt I was racing against time the whole day, and it was a very long day, what with doing the laundry and the big winter shopping.  But there was one place coming back up when I came around a corner and there was an aspen in all its golden glory surrounded by evergreens heavily laden with snow.  Wish I was an artist and could draw or paint it.

I really had no trouble driving back up in the snow.  I would much rather drive in new snow than mud.  And I am sure I will have that opportunity again soon.

JB was outside alot on Tuesday, shoveling and trying to get the snow blower going (which he wasn't able to), and cleaning off the panels.  I, however, spent the day inside putting all the food and supplies away, and updating the list.  Then I vacuum sealed all our pasta in half-gallon canning jars.  Did the dishes and did some general house cleaning.  I only went outside to use the outhouse and get firewood.  Looks like today will be the same.

RJ planned to go back to Seattle today.  It may take him awhile as all the passes are getting heavy snow also.  Only RJ, Mike and Brian are coming up for the weekend.  Sure hope they are able to make it all the way up.

Thought for the day:  The government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.  Ronald Reagan