February 6, 2017 Going To Be A Long Winter

Dinga hiding in her
fort by the chicken
coup.

Our sign, disappearing
just like it did last
winter!.

Friday 2/3. We had received another 3" of snow in the past 24 hours with lots more on the way.  The snow stopped falling around 9:00 am for about an hour, but then started back up and kept on coming for the rest of the day.  We both did some shoveling.

I do believe cabin fever is setting in.  Not quite to the degree of The Shining (which Randy is quite concerned about), but feeling down and a bit pissy.  Of course I'm sure this all has a bit to do with what else has been going on in our lives.

Last winter, all the snow was quite an adventure.  This year it's just getting to be a pain in the patootie.  Our high for the day was 20.

Saturday 2/4. Our son's 42nd birthday began with 16 degrees and a very fine snow.  He is Ohio this weekend, so he is probably experiencing much the same weather, rather than the 60's or 70's in Mobile, AL.  A very fine snow was falling.  One you had to look twice to actually see.  And we could hear the avalanche canon booming on Mission Ridge.  Even so, Jesse plodded up to the panels with JB and Dinga to get them cleaned off.  JB measured another 2" for the past 24 hours.

Patches of blue sky began to appear, but snow fell until the last vestige of clouds finally disappeared around 10:00 am.  It was a beautiful day with a high of 28, until fog sneaked in at about 3:00 pm.  But the dogs and I went on our afternoon hike anyway.

We have had a very active woodpecker Up Here for the past several days.  He is really going to town on the large, dead pine tree across the drive.  

Both JB and I did some shoveling.  He worked on the paths, while I dug out the chicken coup doors and cleared off the tarp that is over part of their run.  We will definitely be replacing that with a wooden roof in the Spring.

I did all my outside work before lunch, so I could bake cookies in the afternoon.  Toll House chocolate chip cookies for which I used coconut oil instead of butter.  They turned out so yummy!  Just what I needed to help stave off the cabin fever.

Larry and Elsie drove the SnoCat up this evening, bringing our mail, JB's meds and some more bananas for the girls.  Another great visit that was so welcome.

Sunday 2/5. The day began with a temp of 26 and more snow began to fall a little after 8:00 am.  We had received another 1-3/4" of snow, and it fell all day again today.  Just did the normal outside chores and JB shoveled the one path to the fence that the dogs use to go do their duty.

We read the mail, magazines and newspapers that Larry and Elsie had brought up.  Other than that, it was just dishes (lots of dishes), laundry and reading our books.

JB wanted to drive MAX down to his Jeep at Larry and Elsie's tomorrow as he needs to fill up the gas cans, but I really have my doubts about him getting down there and back up without the chain coming off.  Fortunately, with all this new snow, he has decided not to go.

Monday 2/6: It is 24 with mostly clear skies this morning and a light wind creating lots of snow bombs.  It looks like we have another 5"-6" of snow.  JB is shoveling out the path and doors to the girls.

Thought for the day: