{"id":3233,"date":"2015-01-18T20:13:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T03:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/?p=3233"},"modified":"2015-01-18T20:13:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T03:13:46","slug":"spring-thaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/spring-thaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring thaw?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

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ATV ride, January 17<\/p><\/div>\n

In other news, we had taken our\u00a0two foster\u00a0kittens to the Rifle Animal Shelter where\u00a0they had their spay\/neuter operations. Good news is all were adopted in less than a\u00a0week. (A neighbor had picked up a stray kitten,\u00a0Pam\u00a0included it in the group, and it was adopted too.) We are always glad when the animals spend very little time in shelters.<\/p>\n

Sanderling Project Update: Our docket receipt came back from the water court so now I\u00a0can go ahead and submit the well drilling application to the state. It generally takes the state about 6 –\u00a08 weeks to process these applications so we don’t expect to hear from them for some time.<\/p>\n

For several months we had been seeing, and hearing, a red-headed woodpecker working away on\u00a0a neighbor’s tree. I decided to get a few minutes of video of this activity: (Run time = 2:40.)<\/p>\n

[cincopa AQKALNshyvig]<\/p>\n

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 –\u00a0130 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\u00a0sub-120 numbers. Progress, I guess.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0time to find a barn home for her in the (actual) Spring. With the modulated weather, the dogs spend more time outside and the\u00a03 indoor-outdoor cats (Sunny, Soot, and Antonio) are also\u00a0frequently outside\u00a0\u00a0to stretch their legs and soak up some sunlight.<\/p>\n

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!<\/p>\n

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:<\/p>\n

Aren’t we a\u00a0regular bunch of bird watchers! \u00a0We like birds, here and in the high country. \u00a0We 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. \u00a0I positively identified a\u00a0robin flying around the neighborhood\u00a0this week – kinda early for them. All good.<\/p>\n

Happy Trails.<\/p>\n

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