They were calling for rain this evening, so Heron sent us a text from work to make sure Lady got one more romp in the snow before the rain washed it away.
Badger grabbed her camera and the dog and headed to the backyard.
Lady enjoyed her snowy romp, and Badger got some incredible pictures.
Then they came back inside.
Badger exchanged Lady for Duffy, grabbed me, and we walked down to the Farmer’s field for Duffy’s photo shoot.
He was not as exciting as Lady.
He and Lady are supposed to be the same age, but Lady still has that puppy playfulness and Duffy is a mellow old man.
There was no throwing snow in the air for his photo shoot.
It was mostly him sitting, looking at us like we were crazy.
Then we came back inside.
Badger started cleaning her room, and I settled down at the computer wrapped up to my nose in a blanket.
Cowboy didn’t get out of bed until almost noon.
I was worried about him, but I wasn’t going to risk checking on him and waking him up.
It was probably 3 a.m. or later before he got to bed.
It was 1 p.m. before Raven got home from work.
He said he worked a 13‑hour shift.
He went to bed and didn’t stumble back out until 7:30 p.m.
Between the snow and the ice and the cold, where Raven and Cowboy work they’re having issues.
Heron luckily works at the bar‑pizzeria.
He’s an indoor worker, whereas Raven and Cowboy are indoor and outdoor.
We had a little more than two hours to spend with Cowboy before he had to drag himself back to work.
Once he left, we settled back into our snow day routine, as in we stayed inside and found ways to keep ourselves busy.
Life isn’t very exciting around here in the winter.
I can complain about the spring rain getting me wet on a walk, or how boiling hot Tennessee is in the summer, or about the geese honking over my house in the fall.
Winter is cold and dull and grey, and this winter it’s snowy.
I do have some local news I want to write down so I can remember it.
Jefferson City has declared a state of emergency, as they have a significant shortage of water.
Some residents have no water at all; others only have a trickle.
What I understand is that they are making sure the hospital has access to what usable water there is while not allowing residents to have water.
Heron’s girlfriend is an EMS, but not in this county.
She’s heard that they’ve even stopped dialysis until this is resolved.
Personally, for us, we shop in Jefferson City, and our usual habit is grabbing a bite to eat from one of the local restaurants.
I’m not sure how this is going to affect that.
You would think restaurants would have to close.
Someone in the local group said, “Read your Bible, people all that’s happening around us is a sign of the end times.”
I’d like to disagree, but unfortunately I spent about three years in a strict fundamental church with a strong leaning toward studying Revelation.
It’s a little hard to disagree.
With that, I’m heading to bed.
It’s well after eleven.
Badger went to bed a long time ago, but Heron was still in and out, and I wanted to keep him company.
It looks like Cowboy is working over unless he’s mad at me. If he’s not called by 10:30 p.m., it’s a good sign they’re working him over.
Oh, and the rain has started.
It started sometime after dark.
It’s barely above freezing, though, so something tells me that Lady will still have snow to romp in.
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