Oh, wait! It's JANUARY 14th!
But it IS a day more like late March then mid January. It is 43 outside right now and not the usual for this time of year 15 or 20's in the daytime. Last night it got down to 36!
Yesterday on my Google Reader I saw a story from Seattle on the North West Cable News site about how for winter, this is pretty much it for the year!
Some snow, a lot of rain and its expected to be warmer and dryer through March. The story blames it on the predicted "El Ninio" down near California. And I'd agree.
Every cold snap from Canada (normal this time of year) has been followed or taken over by a warm moist front from down south (not normal for this time of year).
But because it IS still 'Winter' and has short days and the off and on cold weeks, the ground is still pretty frozen so while the streets are mostly clear, dirt or gravel driveways (like ours) are covered with a nice thick layer of ICE and the melting snow mixed with rain is creating small ponds to small lakes and streams on many properties including ours since it can't yet soak into the soil.
In talking with family from Missouri, they had our Christmas Day blizzard and they've had a pretty cold and snowy winter. Except they aren't used to a lot of snow like we are!
With some sunny days, and for this area, balmy weather, I'd really like to be driving the Solstice and I'm even longing for riding the Gold Wing again by watching the past trip photos go by on my Google Desktop and photo viewer at my desk. Can't though because of the for mentioned thick ice layer around the house and going out the driveway and still on the shaded street area in front of our home. The Gold Wing would be on its side as soon as I pulled it out of the garage, it would be a job to get back inside! The Solstice, well I might make it out to the street, but then again it might not and do I want to gamble crashing into something on our own property? No, I've got to just be patient!
Stacy gets back this evening from an overnight trip to Boise for meetings for her state level comity. At least the next meeting of these several times a year meetings will be in Lewiston Idaho, roughly just a four hour drive. It will still probably be an over nighter, but without the craziness of airline travel as it exists now.
In September we'll both be down to Boise for this years Juvenile Justice Conference since she's now a part of it and we're expected to go.
So this year we're just looking at a few long weekends spread out and staying generally in the North West and Canada exploring again. I still want to see the rebuilt Lewis and Clark fort near Astoria Washington. So that's one long weekend trip at some point of time we've agreed on. Last years July 4th long weekend at Fort Steele in Canada was a lot of fun, if hot out at the time.
Everybody else is doing pretty well as far as we've heard.
Guess till later, Tad
But it IS a day more like late March then mid January. It is 43 outside right now and not the usual for this time of year 15 or 20's in the daytime. Last night it got down to 36!
Yesterday on my Google Reader I saw a story from Seattle on the North West Cable News site about how for winter, this is pretty much it for the year!
Some snow, a lot of rain and its expected to be warmer and dryer through March. The story blames it on the predicted "El Ninio" down near California. And I'd agree.
Every cold snap from Canada (normal this time of year) has been followed or taken over by a warm moist front from down south (not normal for this time of year).
But because it IS still 'Winter' and has short days and the off and on cold weeks, the ground is still pretty frozen so while the streets are mostly clear, dirt or gravel driveways (like ours) are covered with a nice thick layer of ICE and the melting snow mixed with rain is creating small ponds to small lakes and streams on many properties including ours since it can't yet soak into the soil.
In talking with family from Missouri, they had our Christmas Day blizzard and they've had a pretty cold and snowy winter. Except they aren't used to a lot of snow like we are!
With some sunny days, and for this area, balmy weather, I'd really like to be driving the Solstice and I'm even longing for riding the Gold Wing again by watching the past trip photos go by on my Google Desktop and photo viewer at my desk. Can't though because of the for mentioned thick ice layer around the house and going out the driveway and still on the shaded street area in front of our home. The Gold Wing would be on its side as soon as I pulled it out of the garage, it would be a job to get back inside! The Solstice, well I might make it out to the street, but then again it might not and do I want to gamble crashing into something on our own property? No, I've got to just be patient!
Stacy gets back this evening from an overnight trip to Boise for meetings for her state level comity. At least the next meeting of these several times a year meetings will be in Lewiston Idaho, roughly just a four hour drive. It will still probably be an over nighter, but without the craziness of airline travel as it exists now.
In September we'll both be down to Boise for this years Juvenile Justice Conference since she's now a part of it and we're expected to go.
So this year we're just looking at a few long weekends spread out and staying generally in the North West and Canada exploring again. I still want to see the rebuilt Lewis and Clark fort near Astoria Washington. So that's one long weekend trip at some point of time we've agreed on. Last years July 4th long weekend at Fort Steele in Canada was a lot of fun, if hot out at the time.
Everybody else is doing pretty well as far as we've heard.
Guess till later, Tad
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Glad to hear you are doing what you always wanted to do.
Love to you both
Robin
sheppardrobin@hotmail.com