Still need some more snow

Every day I come home to less and less snow to drive on!

We need snow

See what I mean-we really need more snow. For 2 weeks now we have had close to 50* every day which has done a lot of snow melting. Friday and Saturday it rained which did not help any thing either. Today it hailed off and on but did not accumulate anything. At least we had 32* and below all day to help stop the melting.

HISTORY WAS MADE TODAY!

History was made today! Barack Obama was sworn into office of the President of the United States of America, the first black american. I had the chance to listen to everything on the radio while painting another cabin up here on the North Rim. Then when I got home I watched it all over again on the TV. I really liked his speach and can only hope that we as a people of the United States will take his words to heart and pick ourselves up and get on with living and working to make the best of everyone. I'm not a big politician at all but today was special indeed. Only time will tell if he can accomplish things he has said he would.

Can you believe January is half over? Up here at 8100 feet it feels like winter is most over too, of course it is not but from the warm weather you would think so. Notice all the bare ground. Lets see if I can do some comparison photos.

Gary's work truck Dec. 26, 2008

This is the same truck on Dec. 17, 2008 and there is even less snow today Jan. 18, 2009.

Wouldn't you know I can't find any other photos for camparison. So let me show the snowman we tried to make! Keep in mind the snow is powder and then it has crystalized on the top from all the wind and melting. Definately not snowman making snow. Sorry Kristal but we did try :)

Here's a great picture of the Lodge with the snow sliding off the roof.

And these are the same snow slide but from the backside of it.

So cool looking!

Another beautiful, sunny day! Going to go snowshoeing today and will post whatever pictures we take later.

We've had very nice, warm weather up here this week. Yesterday and today both were in the 50's. The snow is melting in quite a few places too.

Mike & Trish got back from their mini vacation for New Years. They brought with them the parts Gary needs for the snowmobile he uses. It needed a new piston and rings. (The top of the piston should be smooth not pitted and broken.) Gary repaired the snowmobile, only took a few hours and now it runs extremely well! Best of all--we don't have to have Gary shuttle us all to and from work. Being the driver is much better than being the passenger.

Gary made Chicken Marcella last night for supper and it was wonderful! With all the chicken I have I'm thinking he should be cooking this every week. Of course that means we will have to go shopping for more Marcella wine. Might as well go next week for my birthday and enjoy a few days back in civilization.