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| Looking down into the canyon with low clouds and fog |
Somehow we managed to pick the two coldest days so far this season to put the tracks on MAX. The high for both Saturday and Sunday was 17. JB swears we’re not ever going to take them off again! The problem is that is it is not just a matter of putting the tracks on. First, we have to take off the wheels with the big tires - all six of them. Then we put the axle extenders on - all six of them, one for each wheel. Next we put the wheels with the small tires on the front and back of each side, but not the middle wheels. We then suck the air out of each of those tires with a shop-vac. Once we get them as small as possible, we try to put on the tracks. This being the fourth year we have done this, we have that down to a very loose science. You have to turn the wheels a little bit one way, then a little bit the other way until the tracks finally work themselves on. Then we inflate those four tires, and put the middle wheels on. Not too bad if the temperature is in the 30's, but just a little chilly when it is only 17.
Sunday afternoon we did manage to get the tracks on. And what a relief that was. JB has to go Down There on Tuesday to mail the Christmas packages, pick up our fresh Thanksgiving turkey, and do a little shopping in several different places.
We received only a trace of snow on Sunday, but we ended up with low clouds and valley fog in the afternoon instead of the forecasted sunshine. It seems that the only weather NOAA can accurately predict is the wind. It usually starts and stops within ten to fifteen minutes of their predicted times. Not sure how they do that.
JB made a delicious gluten free lasagna on Saturday. The noodles are made with rice flour and we could not tell any difference from wheat noodles. He also baked a delicious loaf of garden bread on Friday. The snow really gets him into the cooking/baking mode.
Now that the wood is all cut and stacked, and MAX has his tracks on, we can relax a little bit and enjoy winter. We already have two major projects planned for next summer, but not nearly as time consuming as building the shop and deck. We want to finish putting up the pine tongue-in-groove walls inside the house. And we want to build a root cellar. But those are months away, and it is now time to experience the delights of winter. Yes, we have to shovel snow and lug in fire wood, but I figure with all the calories I expend doing that, I can have more eggnog and cookies over the holidays. After all, those are some of the delights of winter. . .
A definite November thought for the the day: Politicians and diapers need to be changed often for the same reason.
Sunday afternoon we did manage to get the tracks on. And what a relief that was. JB has to go Down There on Tuesday to mail the Christmas packages, pick up our fresh Thanksgiving turkey, and do a little shopping in several different places.
We received only a trace of snow on Sunday, but we ended up with low clouds and valley fog in the afternoon instead of the forecasted sunshine. It seems that the only weather NOAA can accurately predict is the wind. It usually starts and stops within ten to fifteen minutes of their predicted times. Not sure how they do that.
JB made a delicious gluten free lasagna on Saturday. The noodles are made with rice flour and we could not tell any difference from wheat noodles. He also baked a delicious loaf of garden bread on Friday. The snow really gets him into the cooking/baking mode.
Now that the wood is all cut and stacked, and MAX has his tracks on, we can relax a little bit and enjoy winter. We already have two major projects planned for next summer, but not nearly as time consuming as building the shop and deck. We want to finish putting up the pine tongue-in-groove walls inside the house. And we want to build a root cellar. But those are months away, and it is now time to experience the delights of winter. Yes, we have to shovel snow and lug in fire wood, but I figure with all the calories I expend doing that, I can have more eggnog and cookies over the holidays. After all, those are some of the delights of winter. . .
A definite November thought for the the day: Politicians and diapers need to be changed often for the same reason.
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