Well, I am not out camping, but that does not keep me from thinking about the camper. Those darn pop-up forums! Here is my list of winter projects: Line plywood sliders under mattresses with reflectix Cut reflectix panels to fit inside zip up windows Sew flannel dog blanket to fit on sofa cushions Crochet draft…
The days of camping whenever, wherever are over for now. Today the high will be 45 degrees; tonight we get snow showers. Just wet and cold. Snow camping beckons, but not until after a large snowfall, when the skies are cobalt blue, the humidity low, and the snow a fine powder. So what does a…
I now start a long stretch without camping. I won’t go again in October because of work commitments and a visit from my son and his lovely lady. If we have sunny, calm days in November, I will get out again, at least for day trips. I am seriously considering a few winter expeditions, nothing…
I thought for sure I found a new-to-me bird. Turns out I was watching immature gulls of some kind. My books disagree on which gulls live in Wyoming; however, the pictures I found and the online website that lists Wyoming birds suggests they are immature Hermann Gulls. I was able to get good photos because…
Tango and I set out for a long walk along the shoreline. The water level is low like all the other reservoirs in the area: water goes downstream throughout the summer for irrigation, and the eagerly anticipated snow melt next spring will fill them again. Before we reach the beach, we see our first sign…
Yesterday morning I make a deal with myself: clean the kitchen, do my monthly paperwork and fold last week’s laundry, then go camping. It is difficult to believe that someone my age has to make bargains with herself to get chores done. It worked, though, and when finished, I scoot to the grocery store to…
I finally got out for a walk around 2 PM this afternoon. Of course, I took Walnut Way to get photos showing the difference after a snow storm. By that time, the afternoon sun had melted most of the snow. What remained were splotches of snow, as if someone had thrown cream cheese frosting here…
We had a blizzard warning all day, but the snow fall remained light and steady. Being Friday, when I study and work on my sermon, I stayed in, lounging in sweats. The wind picked up intermittently and the lights flickered but never went off. For lunch I decided to make something from a few of…
Wet. Heavy. Snow. Just the kind that farmers love.
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.” Henry David Thoreau My brain is muddled by a cold but I must share my recent accomplishment. The weather forecast calls for up to 10 inches of snow by Friday evening. I don’t believe…