I went to visit my horses yesterday and told them I might not see them for a couple of days.
After all, earlier I had heard Simon's weather report near the cheese and chips aisles at Yoke's grocery store.
I've included two links to his website. The first one will take you to his homepage, where Simon has included an informative venue explaining how to navigate the site, which includes weather for North Idaho and Northwestern Montana.
Meanwhile, the second link takes you to the current North Idaho weather forecast.
Bookmark his site because his weather predictions are specific to the two areas.
Simon is the multi-tasking friendly guy who sometimes seems ubiquitous at the store.
Yesterday, when I saw Simon tending to something on a shelf, I mentioned the upcoming weather prediction.
As he began sharing his forecast, a small crowd gathered round. He said there would be snow but snow good for snow blowers because it would be light.
He also went down the list of communities in the North Idaho area and predicted how much snow for each. When he got to Sandpoint, he said up to two feet.
Someone in the listening crowd said, "Yeah, and then it will rain." Simon said it's possible that during that time, we could see an ice storm.
I couldn't get the possibility of "two feet" out of my head, and I just kept thinking about the television forecasters lessening the blow by suggesting that we'd be shoveling a lot.
Anyway, light snow is falling steadily right, and it will be interesting to see if we reach that two-foot total. I'm guessing the folks who run Schweitzer and the skiers/boarders are euphoric this morning, thinking about the improved conditions.
As for the rest of us, we'll just keep at it as long as needed AND hope we can keep ahead of it.
That's why I might not see my horses for a day or two, but we had a good time out in their pasture. I took a brush and combed their manes, foretops and tails, which they all seemed to enjoy.
I like the fact that when they see or hear me, they come to the gate to greet me.
I may not ride them much, but they are good and beloved friends.
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So, we've getting that snow, and we'll make a quick adjustment to another January weather pattern.
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Happily, the snow held off last night so we could attend Willie's game. Twas another barn burner with the Bulldogs seemingly in full control for the first quarter, leading easily by double digits.
Then, Moscow came alive and played full throttle for the next two quarters, catching up and then leading Sandpoint by 9 points.
During that time, the Bears couldn't miss, while the Bulldogs' shooting went dry.
The girls proved they are winners, though, during the last four minute. They took the lead and kept it.
Senior Karli Banks was amazing.
What basketball players, besides maybe Caitlin Clark, score 37 points two games in a row!
If Iowa's looking for an eventual Caitlin Clark replacement, maybe they should come to Idaho and check out Karli.
All's well that ends well, they say, so we were pretty happy when we left the gym, knowing that those players and coaches have added one more win to their amazing season.
Sandpoint Bulldogs girls varsity squads now stands at 15-3 for the season.
Congratulations to all.
I just learned that schools here are closed today.
Smart move and good for all who will have more than enough work to do, clearing Simon's predicted snow dump.
Happy Wednesday.
CB
Lily
Lefty
I saw the photo below on Facebook this morning.
Someone has been producing neat books featuring vintage pictures in Ireland which have been colorized.
From the Facebook post.
"And that’s a wrap... We hope you’ve enjoyed all of our colourisations over the past year; indeed, over the past 4½ years!
We leave you with the cover photograph from “Old Ireland in Colour 3,” a harvest scene from 1947 in Wilton, County Cork; original B&W courtesy of the Irish Examiner."
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