More than any time in my life, I have a strong desire to turn into a Rippa Van Winkle.
It wouldn't bother me a bit to take a long winter's nap and wake up with snow and the Pandemic in the rear view mirror.
Since that won't happen, I'll just deal with it. After running from one project to another like a crazy lady yesterday, I can say that the fields have been brush hogged and that the horses spent their first night in the barn last night.
Part of my day was spent digging out the side doors and closing them for the winter.
Morning and afternoon hours involved really cold hands on the steering wheel and repositioning myself in a cold, slippery tractor seat as I went round and round and round.
Unlike past years, the usual placid and satisfying brush hogging project was a "hurry up" situation. After all, today, Bill will be removing the brush hog to make way for the rear-end plow.
I've already scooped my first shovelful of horse apples from the stall floor into the cart while listening to the local country western station.
And, I dug out some boots, to be used exclusively for barn cleaning and other farm projects cuz one day into cleaning, those boots take on a distinctive smell.
Winter has come, a little too soon, but this is always the reminder of who's in control. We never can have an election to vote out Mother Nature.
The graphic below is a beautiful sight to see, especially for the countless ZAGS fans who have kept the faith and followed this team over the years and decades.
We don't know how long our beloved team will sit atop the heap, especially because on Nov. 26 they open against Kansas.
My friend Mow, of the Jayhawk faithful, and I will remain friends and will not rain other the other's parade or pretend that we really won should our respective team lose.
For now, seeing this pre-seasonranking is beyond thrilling---more than ever in the middle of a Pandemic.
GO, ZAGS!!!
The good ol' days of ZAGmania
Speaking of "how sweet it is," my daughter posted a photo on Facebook after she stood in line at a geocaching event honeybucket center.
As you can see, the honeybucket gods thought it was a pretty neat photo.
And, anyone who knows our quick-witted friend Chris Pietsch won't be surprised with his spot-on comment:
Way to make the best of a crappy situation!
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Yesterday was definitely a day of good news-bad news with the coronavirus situation, locally, nationally and worldwide.
The good news: a vaccine is looking very promising and effective. It will be a while, though, which leads to the bad news:
Virus cases are skyrocketing. In Bonner County alone, 41 new cases (about 2.5 times the previous high) were reported.
Time to be more careful than ever, and it appears we have to maintain that care for some time as numbers continue to soar. That means caring about your own health and caring about others' health.
WEAR A MASK!
The comment below appeared in this morning's New York Times highlights:
The full picture, via Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s public health school: “We all need to keep two seemingly contradictory facts in mind: 1. We are entering the hardest days of the pandemic. The next two months will see a lot of infections and deaths; 2. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Today, that light got a bit brighter.”
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In the "something good to remember every day and especially during these times category," I saw the image below on my West Virgina friend and mask maker extraordinaire Crystal's page.
It beautifully speaks for itself.
And, finally, a video featuring a favorite song. It seems to fit this black and white and full color post this morning. Plus, I love the nostalgia.
1 comment:
Thanks for another great post today. Love your song. Reminded me of my parents and Jon's. Good memories.
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