Last weekend we had snow, but this past week has been warm – 47 degrees yesterday and forecast of 45 for today – so it feels more like spring than mid-winter.
The front yard is free of snow, as are the roads and sidewalks. A few small patches remain in very shaded areas, but that is also very “thaw-ish” in nature.
I was able to take the ATV out for a ride yesterday. The roads are muddy (mostly dirt, after all) but I had no problems getting around even on the off-road trails. Below is a photo of me at one stop along the way:
ATV ride, January 17
In other news, we had taken our two foster kittens to the Rifle Animal Shelter where they had their spay/neuter operations. Good news is all were adopted in less than a week. (A neighbor had picked up a stray kitten, Pam included it in the group, and it was adopted too.) We are always glad when the animals spend very little time in shelters.
Sanderling Project Update: Our docket receipt came back from the water court so now I can go ahead and submit the well drilling application to the state. It generally takes the state about 6 – 8 weeks to process these applications so we don’t expect to hear from them for some time.
For several months we had been seeing, and hearing, a red-headed woodpecker working away on a neighbor’s tree. I decided to get a few minutes of video of this activity: (Run time = 2:40.)
[cincopa AQKALNshyvig]
My glucose levels have dropped into the 120 range with a 14-day average of 126. My doctor had aimed at an average of 150 so I am doing well in that regard. The American Diabetes Association indicates a level of 70 – 130 before a meal is the target people like me should aim for, so I am doing well by that standard. My average levels should fall a few more points in the following weeks as my most recent tests (3 or 4) have all yielded sub-120 numbers. Progress, I guess.
Life goes on. Tax preparation is coming up in a few weeks, withholding statements should be out soon. Pam still has KitKat, the third foster kitten, in the cat room until it’s time to find a barn home for her in the (actual) Spring. With the modulated weather, the dogs spend more time outside and the 3 indoor-outdoor cats (Sunny, Soot, and Antonio) are also frequently outside to stretch their legs and soak up some sunlight.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
Aren’t we a regular bunch of bird watchers! We like birds, here and in the high country. We listen to the woodpeckers in the winter, watch the [nesting] birds in our cottonwood tree in the spring and summer, enjoy the hummingbirds and bluebirds in the high country. I positively identified a robin flying around the neighborhood this week – kinda early for them. All good.
Happy Trails.
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