January 15, 2016 Another Winter Adventure

The hen house and outhouse/recycle
 shed.

Coming down from the south ridge
on our Thursday afternoon walk.

Wednesday 1/13. We decided that JB had to see a doctor today about his wrist, so at 10:30 am I backed MAX up in order to drive down to Miss Kitty.  I am not at all very good at backing him up.  Something went "clunk" and then he didn't move any more.  So I got our walking sticks, put on the back pack, and we started walking.  Poor JB wasn't feeling all the great, so it took us almost two hours to make it to Miss Kitty (1-3/4 miles).  Drove down to the Jeep, and then to the clinic in town.  Almost three hours later JB's visit was done.  His wrist was not broken, but he has a bad sprain and some tendon damage.  With a splint that works and some meds, we were on our way home.  The short version of the story is that I left him at Larry and Elsie's so Larry could bring him home in the SnoCat when they got home from work.  I drove Miss Kitty up to her parking place and began walking back up to Rose Camp.  By then it was 4:45 pm and getting dark, but Gridder was going to come up on the snowmobile and drive me the rest of the way as soon as Mrs. Gridder got home.  By 5:15 pm, I was just 1/4 mile from home and called Larry so he could call Gridder and tell him not to bother.  About ten minutes later, here came Gridder to give me a ride up the steepest part of the road.  How nice that was!  Elsie called on the radio at 7:00 pm to say that Larry and JB were on their way up in the Sno-Cat.  About an hour later she called to say that they were back at their place because of engine problems with the SnoCat.  So Gridder ended up bringing JB up on the snowmobile.  Thank goodness for great neighbors!!

Thursday 1/14. It was 28 with blue sky and SUNSHINE this morning!  A beautiful day all day with a high of 34.  A day of relaxing and recuperating.  Didn't even look at MAX to see what was wrong.  Will do that tomorrow.

We had received another five inches of snow by yesterday morning, and another half inch by this morning.  

So very sorry to hear that Alan Rickman has passed on.  He will be greatly missed.

Friday 1/15. It is 27 and overcast this morning.  Going to have to check out MAX today. . .

Thought for the day: When God answers my prayers, sometimes She says, "Yes."  Sometimes She says, "No."  And sometimes She says, "You've got to be kidding!"