December 17, 2018 More Snow & The Decorations Are Up

North great-room window.

Robin's nest.

Friday 12/14. Our project for the day was putting the chains on the back tires of Miss Kitty.  Larry gave us some links to extend them so they would fit.  Since we had to put the spare on, the chains will fit on it so we just had to use the links on the one for the new tire.  Getting the links on took longer than putting on the chains.

The wind picked up late afternoon and was gusting to 20 mph all night long.  Our high for the day was 30.

Saturday 12/15. It is 25 and mostly cloudy this morning with just a breeze.  The deer had been here during the night and ate all but one apple.  I put more out right away.  The wind had blown the robin's nest out of one of the trees in the grove.  Too bad, as it is so solid that they could have used it again next year.

Today's project is to put the new windshield wiper on Miss Kitty, which JB did after we all went on the morning walk.  I was back inside working on Christmas gifts.  One down, one to go.  After lunch JB baked two loaves of bread.

Just as the sun was setting, I watched a doe eating the apples from the bedroom window.  Two more deer came up the slope, but she chased them away!  I always pictured them sharing.

There were a few patches of blue sky during the day and the sun peeked out a few times.  Our high for the day was 32.  It really has been warmer than usual this month, as once it gets cold, we rarely see anything above the 20's.

Sunday 12/16. It is 26 and snowing this morning.  A very fine snow.  It had obviously been snowing for a while when my bladder got me up at 2:00 am.  When I measured at 8:30 am, we had another 4".

Today is the day to decorate for Christmas.  It doesn't really take very long in our small home.  Got all my angels out, which is a lot.  My cousin has a different theme every year.  One year it was dinosaurs.  This year it is guns and ammo!

The snow let up for a bit around 10:00 am and then we were in the clouds.  JB cleaned off the panels on their morning walk.  Took a brief rest, then began snow blowing, much to Dinga's delight.

With these warmer temps, the snow doesn't stay on the roof very long.  Most of the snow on the north side slid noisily off all at once this morning.  Fortunately Dinga was outside where she could watch it and not get freaked out.  Jesse doesn't give it a second thought.

After lunch JB drove MAX around the house and south ridge a few times.  It began snowing again just as he finished around 1:30 pm.  Only lasted for a couple hours.  Our high for the day was 32.

The older I get, the more I tend to think of my body as the vehicle for this ride.  It may be 71, but I am about 50 and sometimes 13.

I plan to spend Tuesday Down There in town with Mrs. Gridder and am really looking forward to it.

Monday 12/17. It is 30 with mostly clear skies this morning.  The avalanche canon is booming over at Mission Ridge.

Thought for the day: To eat cookies or not to eat cookies.  There is no question.  From Cookie Monster's Guide to Life