January 10, 2018 More Warm Weather & A Game Cam

Deer tracks going off the
path to the bitter brush.

Wispy valley fog over the rivers
Tuesday morning.

Monday 1/8. We all went on the morning walk, and hiked all the way up to the peak.  Lots of deer tracks there, where they stepped off the path and to the bitter brush to eat.

The snow is still very crunchy.  This is definitely the winter of fog and ice, during which we are watching the series of fire and ice.  I'll take the fog over the dragons, thank you very much.

Past time to take down the Christmas decorations, which I did today.  Growing up, we would take them down on 12th Night, January 6.  Now I just do it when it feels right.

Our generator started sputtering and backfiring while we were filling the cistern this morning.  Not a good thing, as the pump needs to be turned off before the generator goes off or the pump can "blow."  This happened a couple years ago when the generator quit while the pump was on.  We had to get the generator fixed and a new pump installed.  Don't know if the pump is broken or not, but JB checked out a few things and got the generator going again.  Will find out about the pump when we go to top off the cistern again on Wednesday.

Snow began falling today around 4:00 pm, as it did yesterday.  This time it was still snowing when we went to bed.  Our high for the day was 33.

Tuesday 1/9. It was 30 and mostly overcast this morning with quite a breeze and 1/2" new snow.  Went back to bed after feeding the animals, and when I got up the second time, a little after 10:00, the wind had blown most of the clouds off to the east.  I'd never make it as a spy.  One night of sleep deprivation and I'd spill the beans.

We all went on the morning walk again.  A beautiful walk in sparkling snow, but a chilling breeze.  Off the north ridge we could see some wispy valley fog over the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia Rivers.

After lunch we finally put the game cam up outside.  We decided on a tree about half way up the drive, on the west side pointing east.  There is a well-used trail there that the deer use to go up and around Rose Camp.  Hopefully we will get some good shots of other four-footed creatures also.

Our high today was 38, which should have been a very comfortable day, but the strong breeze (8 mph) made it feel much colder.  Snow and ice slid off the roof all day, upsetting Dinga, who spent a lot of her time pacing.

Wednesday 1/10. It is 26 with mostly clear skies and wind this morning.  Snow and stronger winds are due in over the next few days.

Thought for the day: Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you.