April 6, 2016 Freeing Miss Kitty & A Down Day

Pulling out Miss Kitty.

Result of the girls' work
on Tuesday.

Monday 4/4. JB thought we would be able to drive the Wrangler down to Miss Kitty and pull her out.  I wasn't so sure about that, but we did it anyway.  First we had to put the chains on the Wrangler.  Why is it that there is always one chain that seems to be one link too short?

We did make it down to where Miss Kitty was stuck and, of course, the Wrangler pulled her right out with hardly any effort.  I followed JB back up, which was a little more difficult with JB having to back up and try several times in a few places.  Even had to shovel out the middle of the road in one area so the Jeep wouldn't belly-pan.  But by the time we got up to the short-cut, Miss Kitty was making an awfully loud clunking noise.  I didn't want to try to drive her all the way up, so I left her parked there.  We made it all the way back up in the Jeep.  Will deal with Miss Kitty later.

The wind blew the moisture-laden clouds east, but to the north and south of us.  We could see that it was raining in town, and even just one canyon over.  Elsie said it had poured at their place!  All we got was just a few snow flakes while we were putting on the chains.  Very odd how the weather works in these canyons.

We saw three deer on the east slope this afternoon, and then four deer in the evening.  Nice to be able to see them for a change, before the dogs chase them away.  

The girls took the day off and didn't lay any eggs.  Our high for the day was only 38.

I needed to see a feel-good movie, so I watched Guardians of the Galaxy this evening.  JB worked on his computer most of the time, but came down to watch the end.

Tuesday 4/5. It was 34 and mostly overcast this morning with a breeze that stuck around all day.  A very cold breeze, but gusting to only 11 mph.

It was definitely a day off for me.  I did the dishes and laundry but that was about it.  Hung the laundry outside even though it was so cold and cloudy.  It was sheets, so they dried just fine.  And smelled so fine.  Other then that, I read my book and took a nap.  I had read a couple light books, and am now reading Larry McMurtrie's Dead Man Walking.  That is the beginning of the tale of Lonesome Dove.  I really enjoy all his books.

JB got on the tractor after breakfast and moved all the snow from behind the wood shed over to the ridge.  It was everything I had shoveled off the roof and just wasn't melting very fast.  Almost all the rest of the snow is gone.  The ground is usually brown for a couple weeks after the snow melts, but this year it was as if the grass had started to grow before the snow left.  The landscape is green and now the yellow bells and alpine spring beauties are popping up in more places each day.  Even the mums I bought last fall are leafing out.

The girls got back in the groove and gave us three eggs today!  Our high was only 44, but the forecast is for temps in the high 70's and low 80's later in the week.

Wednesday 4/6. It is 36 and mostly overcast this morning with a slight breeze.  Larry gave us some tips on Miss Kitty.  The differential lock may be stuck, so I'll walk down today and try to fix it.

Thought for the day: It doesn't matter who wins the election, none of them are going to fix your life.  You have to do that yourself.  (Seen on Facebook)