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| Interesting cloud formation to the south on Wednesday. |
Wednesday 2/7. I was able to get on my way Down There by 8:30 am. This time of year it takes us three vehicles to make it to town. I drove MAX 1-3/4 miles down our road to where Miss Kitty is parked, then drove Miss Kitty 1-1/4 miles down to Larry and Elsie's where JB's Jeep is parked. Drove the Jeep into town. Our road was mostly hard, compacted snow with ice in some places. The main canyon road had a lot of ice, especially the steep quarter-mile slope above Larry and Elsie's. Had to go very, very slow, and wasn't sure I would get back up.
The last mile down in the Jeep was half dirt, so no problems there. Got all my errands and shopping done quickly, with time for a grande vanilla latte, of course. The temperature in town was about 60 and felt so good. Back up at Larry and Elsie's, I had to load everything from the Jeep into Miss Kitty. Also had a nice, long chat with Elsie. It's great that she is home now on week days.
Driving back up the icy road was easier than I had expected. Of course, we have ice chains on Miss Kitty's front tires, and four very aggressive new tires. When I got up to MAX, I had to load everything from Miss Kitty into MAX. The drive back up in MAX was very bumpy as MAX has no springs to cushion the ride. Just glad I was wearing a bra. . .
I was home at about 2:30 pm and got to unload everything into the house, then brought in fire wood and took the dogs on their afternoon walk. Yes, I did a lot but I wasn't really tired. I find that the more physical work I do, the more energy I have. Duh. . .
Our high for the day at Rose Camp was 50. It was 57 at Larry & Elsie's.
Thursday 2/8. It was 40 and overcast this morning with 30 mph sustained winds gusting to 35 mph. The wind had again howled all night, and JB went to "sleep" on the couch at 5:00 am so Dinga would calm down a bit. She does not like the wind.
Obviously not a day to be outside, although I did take the dogs on their morning walk, as the wind had calmed to the low 20's. There is a lot of snow mold this year, but it doesn't seem to be affecting us. The cloud cover soon disappeared and we had lots of sunshine with a high of 49. With the sun, and the wind blowing all night and day, I am sure we lost at least half of the snow we had as of yesterday. Lots of ground showing now.
I did some cleaning and vacuuming. We read papers and magazines I brought up yesterday. Very frustrating not being able to get outside to do things, although I'm not sure what I would have done as my back is acting up after yesterday's very bumpy ride.
When we turned the TV off, after watching two episodes of Longmire, the silence was deafening. The wind had finally died.
Am seriously thinking of posting on my blog just twice a week as reading it just doesn't seem to be as interesting as it once was. We'll see.
Friday 2/9. The cold front has arrived. It is 28 this morning with clear skies, and not one bit of air movement.
Thought for the day: The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery. Winston Churchill
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