Hopeful Sunday 1-21-2024

I’m HOPEFUL that the temperature will melt the white stuff on our driveway enough today that we can drive our trash down to leave in the can for pickup. Because of the weather, we’re a week behind, plus we’re due for an ice storm tonight-into-tomorrow, and so will be ICED in, as well as SNOWED in, by tomorrow, at least for a day or so until things melt. Ah, winter. It’s 23 degrees F. and the sun is shining brightly right now.

Actually, we’ve come through all this relatively unscathed. We’ve had power, heat, no water pipes busted, and still have food and other supplies. Our animals are doing well and my husband and I haven’t killed each other yet due to being house-bound. He says the road in front of the house is probably fine. That’s good, except that there is still the question of whether we can get back UP our driveway to the house… Fingers are crossed that we can get the gathered trash down there and in the can this afternoon without falling on our heads so that it can be picked up and taken away whenever.

For some unknown reason, I had a series of nightmares last night. That almost NEVER happens. When I told my husband about it this morning, he said next time to wake him up. (This is another of the many reasons I married him almost 55 years ago.)

Our birds have been flocking around our feeders on the deck. I’m amazed that they can live through weather like this. We saw a roadrunner in the yard yesterday, running in that distinct manner they have, where they stop, tail up, look around, and then flatten out, tail out straight behind as they streak across the yard a bit, then stop again. I could watch one all day. :0)

I hope that you are staying safe and warm wherever you are today.