Monday, 8:30 AM. 21 degrees, wind WSW, calm. The channel is dimpled, the sky overcast with snow clouds, and the barometer predicts snow. We have 2” of new snow.
Late yesterday Lucky and I went to the Sioux River beach for a walk. There was not enough snow to put on snowshoes as it is very windswept. No ice is forming on the beach bay or island channels as yet, although the river and adjoining slough are frozen.
We have kept the home fires burning brightly and need to order another cord of wood. I called D&M loggers and left a message to that effect. They deliver dry aged mixed hardwoods cut to stove lengths and split, at a decent price. A warm fire and plenty of books make the winter enjoyable. I just read Sarah Palin’s autobiography, Going Rogue and found it an interesting quick read, and am halfway through Unger’s biography of Monroe, The Last of the Founding Fathers, which reads like a novel, almost as good a read as McCollough’s biographies. Joan is almost finished with Dan Brown’s Deception Point.
Our night view off the back porch is greatly enhanced by the Edwards’ holiday lights. Very thoughtful to do that just for us, neighbors!
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