Oh, it’s going to work this morning?

Last few days the cell signal has been extraordinarily bad down here in my hollow. I expected better yesterday because the weather cleared up so nicely but it was not to be. So I was mildly surprised to find a good signal when I tried to move photos this morning after my walkie.

This time of year I make a game of noting exactly when the sun clears the ridge through my kitchen window. A tiny bit earlier every day, which is a good thing.

Day before yesterday the mud hit its worst; I had trouble getting the Jeep up Landlady’s driveway and it’s been a long time since that happened. In fact I basically slid sideways all the way back down till I got to the sand in the wash. Fortunately there’s not much to hit.

But we’ve had 1.5 sunny days since then and today’s supposed to be as nice – in fact we’re forecast to have quite a few days of sun – so I can fantasize that this extended period of sink-to-your-ankles mud will finally come to an end. Or at least a middle. With the clear nights the mud is freezing again, so I can take my morning walkie without fear of disappearing underground like in an old Tarzan movie…

…and it’s really really nice to be able to get out of the cabin for a while.

I hit the chicken chores then looped around off the road, coming home just as the sun was starting to melt the frost on the roof panels.

The sun did the batteries a world of good yesterday though they didn’t fully recharge. Today should see that done. I’ve just been sitting around getting barn sour for the better part of a week; it’s really nice to see some sun again.

Yesterday I had a winter treat; S&L invited me to bring a towel and use their shower – lots of hot water! My first townie shower since the end of June. And today if things go according to plan I’ll go over to D&L’s and help unload a pallet of wood pellets into their garage. So things might be getting a bit more social, at least briefly.