Picture for a Sunday Afternoon....

 Sweet Little Wife and I went to see Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.

What a sweet little movie! It's about a pair of musicians in Wisconsin who were the core of a Neil Diamond tribute group. I've seen Hugh Jackman before in films, but this was the first "dramedy" that I've seen him in, and he knocked it out of the park. It also had Michael Imperioli (Christopher from The Sopranos) and Jim Belushi in supporting roles.

Several days prior to that we went out to see Anaconda with Jack Black. 45 minutes into the movie I kept wondering when it was going to start. Really scattered film. You didn't care about the characters, the "plot" was really thin, and we got up and left. The best thing about the film was the box of Junior Mints I got at the concession stand.

 

And STILL no precip. It's been in the 50's~60's~70's for the last several weeks, and we're bone dry. I mean ARID.... The humidity has been in the 10% range, and with all the winds we've had the soil is desiccated. It was 63* the other day, with a Dew Point of MINUS FIVE. You're talking single digits for humidity. Drier Than a Popcorn Fart as our local weather guy calls it. Trees are starting to bud, and patches of grass are greening up. And we've seen very few Canada Geese this year besides the gaggle or three that live here year-round.

So stay hydrated, check your six regularly, and watch the skies........ 

Blogger Email Issues

 ARRRRGH! I kept wondering why I wasn't seeing replies to my comments on other blogs. Turns out something happened and it's sending them to a GMail address that I used quite a while ago.

Now I have to figure out how to get it changed back to my normal email address....... 

Happy New Year!

No plans for us, as we're watching The Grands so their Mom and Dad can go celebrate!
 

Merry Christmas!

 We'll be having our Christmas Dinner tomorrow, and tonight will be just The Kids and Grands for our traditional Sloppy Joe and Fries dinner tonight, followed by the massive tearing of wrapping paper as the gifts are opened.

 Wishing you all a very Merry CHRISTmas, and a Happy New Year! 

Winds, Round Two.....

  Friday is going to be particularly bad. High winds and <8% humidity make for extreme fire danger in the canyons and out onto the plains.

I've got the fence gates tied closed and braced, and anything that can get blown around in the back yard has been removed. 

Had a 1/3 cord of firewood delivered today and got it all racked in the garage. I "knew" how much a full cord is, but now I know how much wood is in a full cord.....Three times as much as the BIG pile that was delivered! Didn't have much wind left in the sails when I was done, but based on our past usage, I'd say we have at least two years of wood.

Keep those heads swivelin', and always check your six. 

WINDY!!

 It's been really windy since early morning here. We're seeing sustained winds of ~30MPH, with gusts up to 50 or so. The temperature has been ~60* most of the day so far, but geez....The Wind is just crazy. 

I-25 is closed between Wellington and into Wyoming, along with Rtes 285 and 287, due to semis getting blown over. Looks like the tow trucks will be pretty busy today.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

We're headed up to the in-laws in Cheyenne for the day. Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Day Trip to the Ames Monument

 We packed and hit the road last week. Beautiful day, 75*, nice breeze......in Fort Collins.

By the time we got to the monument it was ~50*, and 25~35 MPH winds. And we were at 8250 feet, with nothing for miles any way you looked. Yes, windchill is a real thing.

The monument was built to honor Oliver and Oakes Ames, and sits at the highest elevation the First Transcontinental Railroad. Built between 1880 and 1882. The Ames Brothers were implicated with the massive fraud that went on during the building of the railroad.
 

Don't know which one this is, but the birds don't appear to like him.

 

SLW ducking around a corner to get out of the wind. Yep....not much up there.

 Interesting to see the tool marks from when the rocks were quarried and worked.

It was a fun little trip, and the drive North on Rt 287 is enjoyable.

AND Hermosa Road was freshly graded, so we didn't rattle our teeth loose once we got off 287.
 

Can You Say Radio Blackout?

 Youch! Haven't seen things this squirrelly in quite a while:

 

Radio propagation in the 3~30MHz range is pretty bad tonight.

Anywhoo....Back to the Basement! where the Fisher receiver is showing positive signs of life..... 

Painting Season Is Officially CLOSED

 At this point I'm calling it "done", for various interpretations of "done".

Still have some over-spray to clean up, and I have other areas that I want to spot-in, but Operation Paint Yer Wagon yielded some very nice results.

 

And now the scary part......putting it all back together!

 

Enjoy the upcoming week, keep yer head swivelin', and check your popcorn stocks. I have a feeling things are going to be interesting this month..... 

BOOOOO!

 Happy Halloween!

 

 

 

I have the candy dispersal duty, while SLW, #1 Son, The Kids and The Littles are out foraging for goodies.

 

Have, be safe!