Snow Day...

The forecast called for snow... and I thought I had read 1-4 inches. But this morning the big, fat, fluffy flakes were coming down... not those tiny little frosty ones from before... Nope, today we were getting the genuine particles.  Finally... a real blast of winter... now it feels like the season's kicking in. I haven't 'lived' in snow since leaving Boston almost 14 years ago, and not that I've ever been a proponent for the cold... but I'm definitely digg'n the change. 

 

I needed to get some water... for drinking, bathing, doing dishes, brushing the teeth, and what ever. So off to the local IGA because it's closer than going all the way into Bellingham... TJ's will have to wait. Plus it's like going on a field trip because this is where the real 'locals' come... Kinda like sight seeing except it's people your looking for.  Like the girl today, who came in with her boyfriend, wearing her onesie pajamas, sneakers & no coat. "You gotta remember that these are simple farmers... people of the land... the common clay of the new west..... you know.....   Morons."  (Blaz'n Sadls)

I love seeing all the old barns around here... it's just nostalgic in a way. Whether they're in decent condition or a little past prime... Well actually most of the ones you see around here are a bit dilapidated. I think it's just one of those things... But either way, they still move me for some warm reason.

And this is a one lane bridge a few miles from home. There are a lot of rivers around here, and one in particular where eagles hang out. I haven't seen them yet myself but Denise & Henry see them all the time. I guess I have to get up a little earlier to catch that worm... 

Back home and the snow was still coming down pretty good... No one was around so I figured I might as well check on the animals. Took some grain, and another old bale of hay down to the cows... I wanted to make sure their bedding was holding up. Even though the temps were in the low 30's, it's going to get cold again by tonight, and for the rest of the week... So I wanted them to sleep as well as possible.   

Anna, checking me out... thinking I have some treats (the grain). And she was right... this just so happened to be the camera... "Silly girl"

And big Abe... with the curly hair. Being the 'alpha'... he's never too far away. He had to come over and see what Anna was getting into... he didn't want to be left out of anything... especially treats!  

And did I mention that I love my Jeep  ;-)  Well I do. It has been fulfilling its part in my overall, original vision... It has been indispensable so far... which is so cool!  And the days not even over yet...  You'll see...

This is the view from my porch. This is one of the many 'looks'  I've been waiting for... pines boughs drooping with snow. It reminds me of winter vacations in Bavaria... down hill & cross country skiing... Nostalgic...  

The geese had been penned up all day, basically because they don't really like the snow. So I let them out to stretch their wings and was hoping to get a chance to see them in, what now was about 7 inches of snow. But this is as far as they got... just in the barn doorway where I'd swept. They had no desire to go any further.

About 4-4:30, Denise & Henry came home just as I was just entering my place. I went out to greet them and to inform Denise that the animals were all taken care of for the night. Plus I was curious how their drive was since the plows only came by maybe twice... once in each direction. She had put snow chains on, but lost one on the road some where and the remaining one snapped as she tried to make it up the small incline to the back of the house. To make a long story short.... er... it was yet another opportunity to use the Jeep. Now, it's slippery and the Jeep can make it on its own, no problem... but to tow?!   I wanted to make sure we made it on the first try... Do it right the first time. And it gave me an opportunity to try out my chains. They say that you should always do a 'dry run' with your chains before you actually get stuck some where... in a blizzard... in the dark... with a flashlight. So I broke them out of the box and just put on the rear ones on. I figured that would be enough... and it was... pulled her up without even a burp... Did I mention that I just love my Jeep!