Eh? What did you say? Well, I’m shocked, just shocked! What did you say? Well, bless my little heart… It is FEBRUARY… In WYOMING… the snow JUST left… and yes, look at all the green! It isn’t even Saint Patrick’s Day! **** We’ve got two great questions already for the next Q&A Session… are there…
Category: Weather
Ice Jam
Ice jam should be a blue, delicious, jelly… lightly tasting of cool mint, vanilla, and chocolate. Spread on a cracker with cream cheese, it would be a delight! Unfortunately, that is *NOT* what ice jam means. An ice jam is when ice is broken out of a river due to warming weather or melted runoff…
Doin’ Her Thing
My journaling class was a success… I think my 12 attendees had a good time. That’s about all we can fit into our little room at tables, so it was perfect! It’s continuing to melt RAPIDLY around here. Fifty degrees will do that! Every little depression or draw is now home to a river of…
Wordless Wednesday – “Fresh Snow”
Fresh Snow Puzzle
Whippersnapper
Wow. A good seven inches of powdery snow out there today! Nothing like fresh snow to play in! Lucas and Eden were having a blast. That young little whippersnapper was too fast for Lucas. Dally just yells and demands that THEY STOP THIS FOOLISHNESS RIGHT NOW!!!! But they never listen. Ah, just lighten up, Dally. …
Fresh Snow
After our blizzard yesterday, we were happy to see a bright blue sky today. Although the temperature didn’t seem to break 15˚, it was fairly nice out… the grandkids even came up to try to sled in the fresh 10″ of snow, but it wasn’t packed, and powdery snow isn’t great for sledding on shallow…
Cool
The wood box is filled. I have everything I need… wool slippers, wool blankets… down blankets… I imagine I will be warm! I hope you all stay warm out there! The coldest it’s been here lately was -16˚ a few days ago, far from the coldest I’ve seen it. It’s 10˚ now and falling with…
Looking for a Calendar Shot
Last Monday, we cancelled our preg testing because of weather. It rained and was cold… and we just decided it wasn’t worth being wet and miserable. Well, today was the ‘replacement day’ and when the rain started pouring down last night, we began to wonder if we would be doing it today as well. A…
Fall Rolling In
RAIN… So far .88″ 48˚. Just rain, but they’re calling for snow down to 8000′ tonight and tomorrow. Looking up at the Big Horns this morning, I figured it was going to be a cool and dreary day. I was asked to teach a pysanky class this morning and tomorrow morning to various art teachers…
Saddle at Four
OK… It’s “Saddle at Four” time… So that means up at three am… So that means… I’m taking the easy way out and posting just a photo from the other morning. It’s Dally behind the cattle in a very dusty spot!!! I REALLY like this one! It also means I’m ignoring the big news of…
To the Rescue
We were at the edge of the storm… only a trace of moisture and wind gusts up to 41 mph. Most of the storm went north… then we got the call from Daniel. “We’re on fire.” “Where?” Static. Breakup. “… Joe Henry. (shhhhhhh) Don’t go on bridge… (shhhhhhhh) Call M. (shhhhhhh) I need the Jeep.”…
Back to Work
My ‘vacation’ at Longmire Days is over… and it was back to ranch work today. Last night, coming over the Big Horn Mountains, I was caught in a rainstorm. Not unusual, but the rain was so cold and the pavement so warm, it created a surf-like look of fog waves billowing for miles and miles. …