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| Looking to the north with dawn's rays in the background. |
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| Warming up after being out in the snow. |
Monday 12/2. Well, that was snow moving in, not fog. Flakes began falling about 8:45 am and the ground was white by 8:50. The sun was back out by 10:30 and we had just under 1/2". Our high for the day was 22 with an icy breeze. On our afternoon walk, my cheek bones literally ached by the time we got back to the house. We didn't venture out into the snow storm for a morning walk.
I actually put up a few Christmas decorations today, some silk red and white poinsettias. I'm getting there. . .
For readers who are fairly new to my blog, if you are interested in how we planned for and built our home Up Here, please check out the beginning of my blog. I was Up Here for three months by myself, living in a pop-up camping trailer and organizing the preparation of the building site and the construction of our home. JB joined me when he retired in August. I had bears and deer visit me quite often and got some great photos. Also some good pictures of our pole-building home being built.
Larry and Elsie drove up for a visit in the cold and snow. Was so nice to see them. While we had mud and a high in the mid 30's on Sunday, their temperatures stayed in the 20's and all the rain had frozen to ice. It was windy at their place when we had no wind, and calm down there while it was blowing Up Here. Not unusual though, just the way the weather can be in the mountains.
It was down to 16 and was snowing again when we went to bed at 10:30 pm.
Tuesday 12/3. We awoke to a temperature of 9 and a partial overcast with an additional 1-1/2" of snow, for a total of 2". No more precipitation predicted in the near future, but that Arctic air mass has arrived and we will definitely be cold. Our high for the day was 13!
JB was out of bed at 7:30 am and out the door shortly thereafter to clear off the solar panels. Dinga loved the early outing, but Jesse just stayed by the wood stove. Smart dog.
There is just something about snow in the woods. So quiet. So calming. And Dinga is in her element. She will run along with her lower jaw down, scooping up snow as she goes. Soon she will diving into the snow banks.
The sky cleared by 10:00 am and the sunlight bounced off the white landscape causing us to squint when looking outside. The sun melted the snow and ice off the south side of the roof, while the temperature soared to 12.
Except for bringing in the wood, I stayed inside. I did laundry, started a new book and made some greeting cards. I like the snow, but I don't particularly like being outside when the temperature sinks below 20. JB took the dogs on their afternoon walk, while I stayed in the cozy loft.
Jesse had gone out after dinner and was still out an hour later. We could hear him barking but he wouldn't come when we called. He does not bark at the deer, so I was getting concerned. At 7:00 pm we finally went out after him. Love those "head lights" we got at Costco! After almost 1/2 hour, we still couldn't find him and he had stopped barking. So we headed back to the house - and there he was!
The thing about going outside in this weather is that it takes several minutes and a lot of exertion to put on all the layers and then take them off again. . .
Wednesday 12/4. It's a balmy 2 degrees this morning with blue sky. It has not been this cold since our first winter Up Here, 2008/09, when the temperatures dipped below zero. Needless to say, I plan to stay inside today.
Thought for the day: Coffee makes the world to round, love only populates it!
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