The wind has really been whipping through the mountains here. It howls and beats against our house at night, and during the day it is often impossible to go out for a walk. Then it lets up and it’s so quiet. I can hardly wait for spring. Although January has been incredibly mild, I’m ready […]
“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!” -John Muir -E.M. Forster
Last night we were coming home from checking the mail. Our mailbox is 2 miles from our house, and we were about halfway back. We were just driving along through the darkness when suddenly we spotted two large creatures strolling down the road in front of us. David and I gawked at them for a […]
There’s a steep little hill near the top of our driveway. The kids tried out some different homemade sleds on it–cookie sheets, sheets of cardboard, and finally cardboard boxes, which were definitely the fastest. You can’t really tell from the pictures, but they fly down the hill in those boxes. I tried going down a couple […]
A few nights ago, a really strong wind blew across our side of the mountain. We were up most of the night, hoping the windows wouldn’t blow in. Later we heard that several houses (and cars) did have shattered windows. We simply lost power for a day and a half, which was really ok, since […]
