Cassi Creek: Winter
has ridden the wind up the valley yet again.
Wednesday the high temperature was in the 50 °F range. Today it will be, at best, 34 °F. Snow came with the wind. We received about 3 inches in total. There was a thing ice layer under much of
it. The decks and steps were scraped
down twice between noon and nightfall.
So did the Pathfinder. The winds
were northerly and gusting to 25 MPH.
Roads were open but the potential for black ice was the subject of a NWS
warning/winter weather statement.
Four loads of
wood made the outdoor to indoor migration yesterday. One load has migrated this morning. Normally we try to use the woodstove in the
evening and night hours. Today I intend
to keep it going all day.
Loki has
staked her claim to the floor space around the stove. She’s laying there while watching for
squirrels to attack the bird feeder.
She seems to have a particular set of internal rules that determine her
responses to squirrels. She seems to
behave as if keeping then off the platform feeder is her contribution to the
household. At random times, we will let
her out to chase them off the deck and feeder.
She has yet to catch one but I’m not willing to bet against her doing
so. She is surprisingly fast for her
size and age.
Time to feed
the stove.
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