February 25, 2019 More Snow But At Least The Light Is Returning

Going to get corn.

Everything everywhere is white.

Friday 2/22. We all went on a morning walk.  Looks like snow has moved in to about three canyons to the west, but seems to be moving north.  And the valley fog has crept into our canyon.

I still enjoy our "homesteading" magazines, but they often tire me out just reading them.  Most of the people they write about are young and very energetic.  I think, had we won the lottery and were able to move Up Here twenty years earlier that we did, we would have done many of the projects written about.  We would have at least had goats, a large garden, a garage, a small barn, etc.  But we are who we are, and I think we are doing pretty good for our age.  So I will just accept and be pleased and enjoy what we have done and how we are living.

I used the last of the February row of fire wood last Tuesday.  Just a fact, not an issue.  We still have two rows left in the shed and plenty more on the porch.

JB had to re-install the exhaust pipe on the propane generator.  Will have to figure out a better way to attach it in the Spring.

We had some light snow around noon, but that was just a teaser.  The real snow, along with fog, arrived at 1:30 pm.  Am smiling again as I watch the snow falling.  No more growling.  It doesn't help.

All in all it was a lazy, sleeping day.  We had sun and blue sky by 5:00 pm, and our high for the day was 34.  The snow left no more than a trace.

Saturday 2/23. It is 20 with blue sky and sunshine this morning, and some low valley fog.  But by noon the sky was overcast.

We all went on the morning walk, and the dogs and I went again in the afternoon.  I was bit the the Spring-cleaning bug and changed/re-arranged a few things in the house.  Sorted out a little pile of DVD's to send to Randy whenever we can get to town.  Easter?!

Our high for the day was 32, but no more snow.

Sunday 2/24. It is 18 this morning and snowing.  It snowed most of the night, dropping another 4".  That makes a total for the month so far of 60.5", which is already a record for us in February.  And whatever is going on up in the atmosphere is playing havoc with my sinuses.

JB and the dogs went on their morning walk while it was snowing, and he cleaned off the solar panels along the way.

This afternoon I watched seven of our herd of deer come to the corn.  They shared until the buck moved in.  Then two more arrived.  I think there were two bucks who reared up and mixed it up a bit.

Snow finally stopped falling at 3:15 pm, about 1/2 hour after the sun came out, and after dropping another 3".  Our high for the day was 28.

Monday 2/25. It is 17 and lightly snowing this morning.  Has been snowing since at least 4:00 am when I let the dogs out and they came back in covered in white.

Thought for the day: Life is complicated and not for the timid.  Garrison Keillor