I had planned to cycle today, based on yesterday morning's weather when I was grooming horses in warm sunshine, dressed in a t-shirt. But what's happening now is not what is happening a couple of hours from now, and at the end of the afternoon snow was flying. The forecast even mentioned "inches of snow". We live on the east side of the Dragoons however, and the snow was blowing in from the west so there was no more than 0.25" around our place this morning. It was beautiful.
Still, no cycling weather in my book. Instead we opted to hike my favorite: a big wash nearby. We just walk out the back gate and in a couple of miles, there you are. The wash has several attractions. It has beautiful rocks, now snow-covered of course, interesting birds and there is a big natural bee hive.
Along the way we walk by some cattle corrals with a stock tank, which was deserted this morning and no animal had come for a drink yet.
The beehive was not looking as good as in years past although the bees were still nestled up inside.
By the time we turned around to go home a lot of the snow had already melted, and right now the ground is bare. Perhaps we get the bikes out on Thursday, garden prep tomorrow.
3 comments:
Snow just makes everything beautiful, and you got my favorite kind - gone quickly!
And the mystery item is ... a hanger that fits on studds. Like in our shed. You can hang things like shovels vertically or put two on ajacent studs and lay things across them - fishing poles, for example. You squeeze them and then put the sharp points on either side of a stud.
I have nagged Mitchell for 13 years to insulate the shed, and put up wallboard and shelves. He just doesn't want to do it. So, we are both hoing that he will use these to get some of the junk up off the floor.
Now, promise not to tell James, who is nearly you neighbor. He lives in Albuquerque!
What a nifty mystery item. Clever! And I promise I will not tell.
I must admit that adding insulation and finishing a shed or, in our case, a chicken coop does really make a space more livable. Go, Mitchell, go!
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