November 14, 2016 Cougars, & Snow in The Forecast

A photo from 11/18 last year.
Maybe we will be the
same this year on 11/18.

Friday 11/11. Had a delicious breakfast with good company.  Afterwards we hiked around Rose Camp to show off our views.  Then I pretty much took the day off.  After all, I am retired.

Saturday 11/12. The day began with a temp of 46 and mostly clear skies, but the valley fog soon climbed up and encased Rose Camp.  The wind picked up after our morning walk and blew the fog away, but it was any icy wind and continued to gust to 18 mph the rest of the day.

Larry and Elsie sent videos of THREE cougars at their pond!  Oh, yeah, definitely going to be packing even when I go to the out house. . .

Big patches of blue sky all day and our high was 50.

Sunday 11/13. It was 39 and overcast this morning, with possible snow in the forecast for mid-week.  On our morning walk we could see that it was snowing on Mission Ridge and the Cascades.  The precipitation, in the form of rain, reached us at about 1:00 pm and our high for the day was 42.

After hanging up the laundry inside, I worked for two hours sorting out the storage part of the loft.  Filled up the back seat of my Jeep with bags of items for the thrift store, and I still have at least another two hours of work to do up there.  Randy has been doing a lot of sorting and throwing, too.  Maybe it's just that time of the year.

I will be going Down There tomorrow for my annual mammogram and a bone density test.  Will also do some grocery shopping.

Monday 11/14. It is 42 and overcast this morning.  The bright, full moon really lit up the sky last night.  Even at 4:00 am when the dogs wanted out, it was still shining brightly through the overcast.

Rain fell during the night, and even though the rain gauge says we only received .06", the standing water on the ground sure makes it look like it was more than that.  Not looking forward to my drive down the mountain this morning.

Thought for the day: If you cannot stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.  Seen on Facebook  (Should have had this one for Veteran's Day.)