Good-Bye, January!

 

1-31-10

I always feel a little relieved when January is over. We're just a little closer to spring now. 

Today was pleasant but cold. I played in the handbell choir at church this morning, we went XC skiing this afternoon and saw several deer, heard an owl, smelled a skunk.

Nearly Done

1-30-10

Just one more day to go this month. Today was gray until late afternoon when the sun came out. It was a rather pretty day but a bit cold. I painted walls in a bedroom for a good portion of the day.

TGIF

 

1-29-10

Another cold one. At least it's Friday.

The Longest Month

1-28-10

Every year about this time I think that January will NEVER END. It will never get to be February, then March, then SPRING. But lo and behold, today is January 28! We might have gone through a blizzard or three or seven, but January is nearly over. I might make it yet.

Sunshiney

1-27-10

This afternoon the sun was shining. We had some snow this morning but it didn't add much to the drifts. I know we've had our January thaw but I sure could use another one!

Aftermath

1-26-10

We had no school today because of the blocked roads out in the country (like our road). It's taking the snow plow drivers a long time to clear the drifts. Today is sunny but so cold! Fourteen years ago today we had another blizzard and Wayne didn't make it home from work. He spent the night with some other stranded commuters in a farmhouse several miles from here. Today is his birthday. Happy Birthday, honey!

The Worst One So Far

1-25-10

It's just impossible to capture the fury of a blizzard in a photo. The roar of the wind, the whiteout, the cold. It's scary weather and to me it ranks close behind tornadoes in awfulness. School was dismissed at 11:00 am and we struggled to see the road on the way home. Some school buses got stuck in drifts on the gravel roads and had to follow the snowplows sent to get them unstuck. I imagine there are many people not sleeping in their own beds tonight but I hope they are someplace warm.

The sun today:

Evening, visibility not improving: