It has been an eventful few days around here. An early blizzard rocked through the region on Saturday and has left everything a mess. We had 8-9inches of snow accumulation, but it was enough to weigh down on the trees (still with leaves) and snap 'em like matchsticks. A town off to the Northwest got 27 inches. Word on the news is that 3 million people were without power-- the boss and farm still haven't got it back. Our electricity came back late Sunday night, just in time to get the heater going for a 13F (overnight low) frost.
I spent the weekend with Darlin down in the city-- only coming back to all this mess on Sunday. Lots of chopping and chainsaw work ahead. Unfortunately the fields are still covered over in snow-- so no farm work. The boss has called up each day, giving me updates and chatting about the state of things-- but it's too bad, we can't dig up plastic wrap that's buried in ice. Mercifully, warm weather is on the way-- already the snow drifts are melting back to dirt. Maybe we'll get back to the farm on Wednesday or Thursday.
I've been keeping busy dragging and breaking apart tree limbs. Made a few bucks on Monday shoveling and chopping. Today I'm hunkered down over the computer, looking for a place to live in the city-- not much luck so far. But it's time to get things squared away for winter-- lining up doctor's appointments, new jobs and writing projects. I'm very happy with the progress Gizzie and I have made on a few scripts-- some are actually good. Gotta keep busy and keep that momentum.
What a mess.
Picture day is coming. It has been a long time since the last. I'll bring the camera next time and show all the winter-field preparations. Onward, onward.
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