Another amazingly warm day . It was almost 67 degrees !!! (the average temp in Feb is 22 degrees !)

We to0k advantage of the heat to take the dogs for a hike.. we were wearing shorts !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

we used to stop and take family pictures in this tree .

we decided to bushwhack a bit because of the slippery rocks. Good thing we did.. because we found this mylar balloon.. and today is Diane’s brother’ Joe’s birthday !

 

 

midday our friend James came over with a cool surprise. He’d managed to hide a SamStone  in the mouth of an Ices culpture..

and it  was captured on a TV news report

http://www.mynbc5.com/article/tom-live-at-ice-palace-1-10-17/8730885

 

 

 

Later in the day we decided we could not stay inside on this warm and beautiful day.. so we went for another j=hike..

We came across a beaver chewn tree that the road crew had to finish off.. .. Any one have a good funny caption for this ?

 

 

the lower gorge was pretty messy.. still lots of snow..a nd the water was too fast for aswimming..

 

 

so chai made a snow angel…

 

 

 

so I did one too.. !

 

 

 

Got home and took a  quick trip to the store.. there I saw Gary who’s collecting for a trip he’s making to Haiti.. he’s installing some solar equipment there for a village.. and he’s taking donations

if you want to donate.. please check out http://solarseedproject.org/haiti

 

last stop this evening was a birthday dinner for nate and coming home dinner for Kevin who’s been deployed in the meidesast for 3 months.

 

birthday cupcakes from Diane !

 

then we realize our 67 degree day had becoem a 30 degree snowy night..

thats all the encouragement we needed to go outside and light a fire !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all ity takes is a little kerosene and a leaf blower !

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok.. .. long and fun day !.. gotta sleep now

 

more tomorrow.

 

nite all. nite sam

-me