1/6 Rusty AMPS 123, +6 57, PMPS 126, +4.5 78

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Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA)

Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA)

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Yesterday

Hi Everyone,
Another late start. We spent the morning taking down the Xmas tree (Rusty helped) and recycling it in our back woods as a wind barrier for the deer. We spent the afternoon snowshoeing. It was a beautiful day to be out in the woods. The sunset was incredible (bright oranges and reds above the purple/white mountains).

Rusty had a pretty good day, spending most of it sleeping in his perch above the radiator. Weather is quite cold and promises to get much colder by Sunday. Tomorrow I plan to go x-c skiing at a local ski center and then on to Winterfest at the Adirondack Mt. Club's Loj in the High Peaks. There is going to be a lecture on waxing, and I am interested in getting, eventually, skis that you have to wax to get the best glide (I currently have "waxless" skis, with a grip pattern in the middle and smooth tips and tails.).

Off now to hold Rusty's dinner bowl. Sending healing vines to all in need.
 
Sounds like a glorious day yesterday and Rusty enjoying his family and the ambient heat from his radiator perch!
Vines for gentle weekend with just enough snow to be beautiful and trekkable.

Though I learned early on in life that I was a skiing klutz (later on much better affinity with x-c skiing that I have not done for many years since) wax a definite plus when it comes to contact with snow! In the 1950's (I was a tyke then) my father's parents returned from a business trip to Montreal with a dozen hand hewn wooden shovels that my grandfather found. Each branch of family got two. My father and I waxed these shovels at the beginning and end of winter seasons. Best snow shovel ever. Snow never stuck and was light as a feather to shovel with, even for this then-five year old. I have one of them, keep in good condition but keep it sequestered. The people who shovel our paths now would trash it in two seconds flat.
 
HWright said:
Best snow shovel ever. Snow never stuck and was light as a feather to shovel with, even for this then-five year old. I have one of them, keep in good condition but keep it sequestered.
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You could keep it in your car for emergencies. I have a small (not wooden, however) shovel that really bites into the icy crud on the sides of the roads. Perfect for digging out of snowdrifts!
 
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