All Quiet

It has been a quiet two weeks here in western Colorado so this is likely to be a short post!~

Temperatures, after quite a spell of being above average, have returned to seasonal normals. (Bummer.) It has been below freezing the last couple nights, a trend that will continue for the next week, and into the low 40 degree range for high temps, average for late February. A light snow had fallen over the last 48 hours but is already melted off, leaving roads and sidewalks clear. (Mr. Bibbs, the garage cat, had returned to the outdoors for a week but then thought better of it with the change in weather, and is once again indoors for a spell.)

We depend on our local TV stations for accurate weather forecasts. (Silly us.) Given the market, many of the weather reporters are young people who seem to have problems pronouncing common words. February becomes “Febawary” and temperatures become “tempachurs.”   Not to mention vehicle becomes “vee-hickle” and bicycle comes out as  “bi-cycle.” One expects more from professional communicators.

Both of us work in Glenwood Springs, and a couple of weeks ago the city opened a new walking/hiking trail loop, all paved. Since I like to get out and walk over my lunch break a new trail was appealing to me. The lower end of the trail crosses the Roaring Fork River. I stopped to snap this photo which features Mt. Sopris in the background:

Roaring Fork River with Mt. Sopris in the background. Taken in Glenwood Springs, CO.

The entire loop is quite long for a lunchtime walk but I have done an out-and-back a few times, weather permitting. It’s a healthy distance.

On the “Big Boy Toy” scene, I continue my search for a brush chipper. I bid on a unit last Friday (on-line auction) but stopped at $2,500.00. The unit sold at $2,750.00 but the sale also included a 17% “buyer’s premium” and the chipper was located in California. The extra fees and cost of getting the unit home would have gone well above my budget; the search continues. (See my web page “Chipper Wanted” for more details.)

Wood season is near!

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:

Shout out to our beloved Hank on his birthday.  The world is a better place because you’re in it, our friend.

Here’s a house that’s captured my imagination — how about this for a money pit/fixer upper:  4590 Hagerman Avenue, Cascade, CO. Houses in this little hamlet were primarily built in the 1920-1940 time period as vacation homes (for folks in Colorado Springs who wanted a close-by mountain experience). Now, a completely restored house in Cascade would probably sell in the half million dollar range (and up). Hagerman Avenue is most likely a candidate for a flipper to renovate and sell. Still, an interesting project.

See-eester, the farm house in Cedaredge already has an offer on it.  We never drove up there to view it. I just couldn’t get excited about that house.

Generally, 2017 so far has been stressful for us, mostly due to job vacancy issues at both our workplaces.  (And of course, the evening news delivers alarming activities on the federal level.)  We’re looking forward to “Sanderling season” this year. Wood and slash removal accomplished during these last four years finally makes it easier to get around The Lot; the dog pen in place helps too.  We look forward to potentially seeing Craig and Dianne in the high country around Memorial Day.  And of course, house hunting in the Woodland Park-to-Fairplay corridor is on the agenda this year.

Happy Trails.