March 2, 2018 More Snow & A Skunk!

The solar panels Thursday morning.

Wednesday 2/28. The mountains were hiding behind a huge gray wall that was moving slowly towards us.  The snow arrived just as I walked in the house at 12:45 pm from having brought in the wood and changing out the card in the game cam.  It didn't stick on any surface except the snow until about 3:30, when the temperature dropped to 31 from the high of 37.

Today was spent mostly inside cleaning up, washing three-days worth of dishes and doing laundry.  Definitely needed a nap after the previous two traveling days.  Not much of an exciting day for Jesse's twelfth birthday, but he did get a few extra treats.  He certainly does not act that old.  There were 121 photos on the card from the game cam and about 90 of them were of Jesse going up and down the driveway.  Only a few of deer.

Monday was a four-egg day, and then again today!  The girls gave us a total of 50 eggs in February.  Wow!

After dinner, about 6:00 pm, Dinga got really excited and wanted out.  They both dashed off to the west ridge, but Jesse was quickly back up on the porch.  When I opened the door to let him in, there was a very strong skunk smell!  I called Dinga in, and fortunately neither one of them got sprayed.  What is a little skunk doing out in all this snow??!!

Thursday 3/1. March roared in like a lion with 5" of new, wet, heavy snow this morning and a temp of 30.  Snow kept on falling most of the morning til about noon, and the avalanche canon on Mission Ridge was booming.  Because it was so warm, snow slid noisily off the roof all morning.

On our morning walk, the dogs and I slogged up to the south ridge before I realized I had not brought the brush to clean off the panels.  So back down we went, and back up again.  JB usually cleans them off, so I don't really think about it when we head off.

With JB unable to move about very well, I am doing everything he would do, including taking care of him.  I hardly have time to read my book.  Oh, the trauma of it all!  He has an appointment Monday morning at the orthopedic center.  I just hope we can make it down then. . .

Even with the snow falling, we were fogged in, or perhaps it was just low clouds.  Either way, it was a very grey day with a high of 36, and the trees were dropping their snow bombs.

Friday 3/2. We are still fogged in this morning.  It is 29 and snowing lightly with very tiny flakes.

Thought for the day: Write your bad times in the sand.  Carve your good times in stone.