February 16, 2018 Slow Days & Cold on the Way

Snow mold.

Wednesday 2/14. Valentine's Day was a very slow, low-energy day.  Even chocolate didn't really help.

The clouds dropped a few snow flakes but most of the dark, snow-laden clouds stayed to the north and south of us.  That has happened a lot this winter and is quite unusual.  Even if the canyon doesn't receive snow, we often do.  Not this winter.

I finished Radiance of Tomorrow, and will be looking for Ishael Beah's first book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.  Started another book, The Temple Dancer, by John Speed.  His first and very well written.

MAX is out of commission for the season as the front left axle grinding and leaving a pile of shavings.  Will be going down to get Miss Kitty soon.

Our high for the day was 36, and, again, I am sure it was that high for only a few minutes.

We finished watching season five of Longmire this evening and now have to wait for season six to be released.

Thursday 2/15. This morning was 26 with mostly clear skies, however clouds soon arrived, along with a breeze, and it was a grey day with a high of 34.  The forecast calls for temperatures below zero in a few days, and that cold spell will last for several days.  Oh, goody.  I really don't mind the cold weather, I just mind the ice and not being able to get down the road.  This had been such a mild winter and now February is trying to make up for the "mild".  Even some snow is in the forecast.

Another slow day of chores and reading, although JB did bake some blueberry scones.  Today's laundry was socks and underwear.  Because there are so many small items in this load, that always means I have to hang up and take down clothes twice, as there is not enough room for everything on the clothes line.  Whine, whine, whine. . .

I plan to walk down to Miss Kitty tomorrow, and if the main canyon road is not too icy, I will drive down to get the mail (which is probably overflowing into the package boxes) and then drive all the way home.  That's what I plan.  We'll see what Mother Nature allows me to do.

Friday 2/16. It is 28 this morning with mostly clear skies and a breeze.  Snowing in all the passes again.

Thought for the day: Do you know what the nice thing is about winter?  Neither do I.