April 11, 2016 Flowers & Work

Blooms on the
south slope.

JB moving the tree he sliced
to the splitter for me to dice.

Friday 4/8. We left for Down There about 8:45 am in the Wrangler.  Got belly-panned on water corner and spent 40 minutes digging out, just 15 feet from dry ground, and all the while thinking what a waste it was to shower and fix my hair.  We made it to town and got all our errands and shopping done.  Stopped in at Larry and Elsie's to visit our baby chicks.  So cute!

We tried to hurry as much as we could because there were a couple places that were fine going downhill, but we weren't too sure about going uphill.  The main canyon road is just fine, so on the way back I drove my Jeep up to our turn off.  Then we managed to get stuck just after turning off onto our road.  I shoveled while JB drove.  That was the only place we had a real problem, although he did have to back up and try again at several places.  Very odd how it is melting this year.  Half our road is bare and dry and the other half is covered in snow.  

We made it home about 3:30 pm and were so very happy to be there!

Everything is in bloom in town and it was in the high 70's.  The hillside across from Larry and Elsie's is dotted with yellow bouquets of balsam root.  Our high for the day was 68.

Saturday 4/9. Another beautiful morning with clear skies and a temp of 50.  I definitely had to vacuum before attacking the laundry and dishes.  Then we had to put a new breaker in the fuse box.

Outside I filled the tractor bucket several times with kindling that I had brought up from the west slope, and JB drove it over near the wood shed.  That is one steep slope, but it is covered with dry fir branches that have been there for years.  This year's snow really mashed down all the grass so we can see branches and rocks that we never knew were there.

JB saw the first hummingbird today while he was sitting on the porch.  Definitely one that had been here before as he checked out both places where we hang the feeders.  If I start feeding them this early, I am going to go broke buying sugar!

Our high for the day was 64, but I am sure it was at least 70 in the sun.  Perfect weather to work in.

We started re-watching the third season of Elementary a few nights ago and are still enjoying it.

Sunday 4/10. It was another clear morning with a temp of 48, but cooler temps and rain are in the forecast.

We cut up the two trees we had pulled up the other day.  JB had wanted to drop a few trees today but all the chains for the chain saw were too dull.  One winter project that didn't get done. . .

I brought up several more loads of kindling from the west slope and JB took them to the wood shed with the tractor.

The south slope down from the south ridge is growing yellow bouquets just like the hillside across from Larry and Elsie's.  Also have some pink blooms that I don't know the name of.  If you wander off a path or road, it is difficult not to step on alpine spring beauties or yellow bells.  All the bushes are leafing out and everything is so very green.

Our high for the day was 60.  Another perfect day.

Monday 4/11. It is 42 and mostly cloudy this morning with rain on the way for this evening.

Thought for the day: You can't really compare people.  That's one of the biggest things I've learned, because comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from becoming who you are.  Alicia Keys