The fog comes on little cat’s feet It sits looking over harbor and city On silent haunches And then moves on. Poem by Carl Sandburg The valley is covered in fog today, so I decided to go out and take some pictures. The nice thing about fog is the glistening hoar frost that […]
Ground Hog Day 2009 – Phil Sees His Shadow
Punxsutawny Phil saw his shadow earlier today and predicted six more weeks of winter, which is no surprise to me. Snow fell here last night and this morning. Spring just doesn’t come to the Rockies until the vernal equinox and the calendar say so on March 20th. Even then, snow and chilly temperatures aren’t out […]
Time is on My Side
As E is about to turn 11 and my oldest son is soon to be 35, I am reminded of how quickly time flies and the changes that come with its passing. Sometimes, we get stuck in a rut of negative thinking about time. Taking the time will require too much of us. We think […]
Skating in the Sunshine
When the inversions lift, it’s time to take advantage of the sunshine. Sunday’s single digit temperatures and blue skies presented the perfect opportunity to do some ice skating on Foy’s Lake. One of our favorite ways to chase away the winter doldrums is ice skating. What’s yours?
What are Snowghosts?
Have you ever seen snow ghosts and wondered how they were made? Perhaps, perhaps not. I bet you think they are made of snow, but they aren’t! They are made of hoar frost and rime. Hoar frost is better known as freezing fog and rime is the formation of ice crystals. The moisture in the […]
Where’s the Beef?
Last week I read two ads that reminded me of how basic commodities can change and how we simply adjust to what becomes available. The first was a family promoting their organic grass fed bison. The second was an email offering half of a grass fed steer. Growing up in America, almost every meal was […]
Triceratops Skull Sold For $251,000!
A Triceratops skull found on an eastern Montana ranch sold for almost 251,000 bucks! An anonymous person bought the 7 1/2′ long, and more than 5′ wide skull for $250,950 in an online auction. The skull was found over a decade ago on a ranch in Wilbaux County. It was stored at the ranch until […]
Inversions
Since we live in a valley surrounded by mountains, we frequently have inversions in the winter. When an inversion is going on, we have a thick blanket of fog, freezing fog, or smog covering the valley. When we go up into the mountains, the air is fresh and clean and the sun is out. Inversions are […]
Miracle on the Hudson
by Marlene We couldn’t help but compare the similarity between the US Airways jetliner that landed in the frigid waters of the Hudson River on Thursday to Grandpa Davey’s article titled Vaya Con Dios. In both situations, these were planes with no where to go but down. Miraculously, both pilots landed these planes under extraordinary […]
Lost Beneath the Flakes
E and I were snowshoeing through the deep snow near the Flathead River as the sun glistened brightly through the trees. Sparkling white snow set against the clear blue sky made for a beautiful day. We reached a clearing and stopped to look at the dark colored river and snowy mountains. To annoy my […]
