Coyote choir

Made it to the cabin a few times this week and basically arrived and went to bed. The need to clear my head has been overwhelming the last few months so I finally decided to just curl up under the covers and sleep. I think I managed almost 10 hours last night and that's probably a record for the last few months. If I try to nap at home, Rock has other ideas.

Before I crawled into oblivion last night I did take a hike up the road. This is what it looked like as I drove into the area:

I know many people across the country are getting hammered with snow and cold weather and they are predicting 2 feet of snow for us over the next two days. I don't care either way, the mountains are getting plenty and when it's like this in the morning, how can I believe the weather reports:

oh... back to my hike.
The coyotes were howling, singing the song of whatever they sing. The stars were starting to peek through the sky and the moon was a sliver of white. I still talk to our old dog Luke, via. the stars that look like the white spot he had on his chest. We talked (we being I looked up and chatted away) for a bit about how I miss him and how I'm glad he is watching over us and how he would have probably hated getting used to a new house while being blind. I talked about all the issues I am dealing with at work but that we finally hired a replacement for a manager we let go last month.
Luke, of course, had nothing to say.

Here is a pic I snapped right before it got really dark.

I'll be getting back to my primary job in the next week and I'm really glad. I learned a lot and experience is always valuable but I am falling behind on what I need to get done.

This morning I had some toast (homemade bread) with strawberry jam (home canned of course). I also had 3 glasses next to my plate; peppermint tea, almond milk and cherry juice. I ate and watched the clouds roll in while the fireplace cracked and popped. It's calm outside right now but I doubt that will last. Time to stoke the fire, workout a little and go for another hike.

No grass grows under these feet.