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Staying warm

The forecast was correct: cold, windy…COLD and WINDY!

But clear skies and sun that sparkled in the trees…

And Wind that blew the snow off the trees.

Auggie watched.

He wanted out and I did let him out several times after the temperature hit 12F. But, I kept an eye on him and a timer. He came in before the timer all three times.

It is COLD and WINDY!

Lots of the little nuthatches out and about and they gave Auggie something to watch.

And you can see how thick his coat is. Like Bear, he has a double coat.

Although, the wind direction is such that we are mostly in its shadow, every so often a gust swirls down bringing snow off the trees: tree avalanche.

And despite the blue sky…it is COLD and WINDY.

Bear and I had several walks. Short walks. But, he still took a moment for a look from Beardog Point.

Inside…a bit of baking.

More on this bread another time, but if you have ever been to Della Fattoria in Petaluma, this is my version of their signature bread: Meyer Lemon – Rosemary Campagne Boule. I’ve never tasted the original, but mine looked right and the taste … out of this world, good! (***this is my second loaf. The first, I made yesterday (Sunday) was gone in a flash!)

We are staying warm.

Scenes from a Snow day

I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 inches of snow fell. It was 30-31F on the ground so the snow compacted as it fell.

The new snow thrower … my neighbor called it my “mini-tank” and I like that!! – had a good time. I was plenty tired when done, but took the advice of the salesman and had an easier time this round. The track drive is great traction, it is also a bit more work turning when doing some of the tighter spots like around the mailbox. All in all, though, with the heavy snow I still got all done in 2 hours with a 20 minute break at the halfway point so not bad at all. (I did miss seeing the big yellow backhoe, though … such a cheery machine!)

The temperature started dropping about noon. I can hear the wind high in the trees, but it is from the NNE so at ground level, we are in a wind shadow from Jewell Basin. Being in the wind shadow is a good thing. It is to be very windy and very cold tonight and very cold until Thursday.

Bear, Auggie and I enjoyed a bit of outside time today while it was still relatively balmy.

Scenes from a Snow day follow. The bird is a nuthatch…Auggie had his eye on it, but got tired of sitting in the snow, thankfully!

The weather outside is headed towards frightful!

We are under a Winter Storm Warning.

1 inch forecast for today.

6-12 inch forecast for overnight/tomorrow.

Frightful!

Extra wood, snowshoes, shovel…at the ready!

We’ve already passed the 1 inch forecast.

Midday break in front of the fire…

But, out we go again!

Gah!!

Where did Bear go?

Following the path of least resistance…

Bear on Beardog Point.

Snow Bear.

Auggie is not interested in Beardog Point.

In and out.

Headed toward frightful!

Fog

No sooner had Margaret asked about fog at my house…

FOG!

Damp, dreary, fog.

All day.

Fog.

Playing in water

Wild Thing: Bright and Shiny!

That might be an exaggeration, but the temperature was above freezing, most of the snow was gone and the forecast was for colder temperatures so I decided that this was my chance to get the road dirt and ice melt chemicals off the motorhome before they had a chance to do damage.

I have an adapter for my kitchen faucet that allows me to hook my hose (garden hose) to it and have warm water. I used that to fill the hose with warm water, thus making the COLD hose easy to work with vs a cold non-cooperative hose.

Once the hose was warmed up, I re-connected it to the outside spigot which has LOTS of pressure and rinsed off Wild Thing and her undercarriage and her newly installed propane tank!!

Whilst undergoing this operation, it was raining. It was 37F. I hope that the folks that pulled into the new construction project did not see the crazy person “washing” a motorhome…in the rain…at barely above freezing temperatures.

Oh, well.

There was no soap involved and it was not really a wash, it was just a rinse off of the worst of the road dirt and ice melt chemicals.

But she looks much better.

Meanwhile…