Snow

[dcisive]

Yeah Idaho Falls is notorious for late season snows as of course is Stanley. But they are a lush place once the nice weather does hit.

[nowhereman427]

Originally Posted by banjomike

There was about 5" of snowfall here in I.F. yesterday from early morning to around 11 a.m.
The wind woke me up in the night when the front blew in. I expected to see rain when I finally awoke, but what I got was winter wonderland and 20º!

Both gone by early afternoon. Winter wonderland isn't bad at all when it only lasts for a few hours. That long enough to enjoy it, and short enough that it doesn't become discouraging.

It discouraged my dog, though. He hates getting wet, and hates getting snowed on even worse.

Good plan to hold off on the statuary display, Volo... I would give the season a few more weeks before I would set them out.

It's like my eccentric ancestor once wrote:

I don't want to live in Alaska
And be frozen to the bone.

I'd much rather live in Idaho
And be frozen to the bone!

[banjomike]

Originally Posted by Mister Torgue

Can I be in either place and be frozen to the bone?

He was my Dad's cousin and the poet of the family.

After he passed over 40 years ago, one of my cousins unearthed some of his notebooks, and we have been quoting his poetry from them ever since.

[nowhereman427]

Originally Posted by banjomike

He was my Dad's cousin and the poet of the family.

After he passed over 40 years ago, one of my cousins unearthed some of his notebooks, and we have been quoting his poetry from them ever since.

I see poetry.

[Mister Torgue]

Originally Posted by banjomike

He was my Dad's cousin and the poet of the family.

After he passed over 40 years ago, one of my cousins unearthed some of his notebooks, and we have been quoting his poetry from them ever since.

That is wonderful you've got a treasure trove of his writing. My dad is going to be the same way, he was a musician and writer with a bunch of that related stuff packed away that we don't know about he says. I hope it is enough to last 40 years.

[banjomike]

He was a true eccentric.
My father once told me he once came across his cousin lounging one fine summer afternoon.

His head was propped against his horse's belly, reading a book of Yeats; the horse was stretched out, sound asleep. Two dogs, both sound asleep, were lying next to him, one on either side. All on a grassy slope just uphill from where his sheep were grazing. All the animals were snoring.

None of them noticed my Dad, so he stopped for just a moment then moved on after his own band of sheep.

[cleosmom]

Originally Posted by banjomike

He was a true eccentric.
My father once told me he once came across his cousin lounging one fine summer afternoon.

His head was propped against his horse's belly, reading a book of Yeats; the horse was stretched out, sound asleep. Two dogs, both sound asleep, were lying next to him, one on either side. All on a grassy slope just uphill from where his sheep were grazing. All the animals were snoring.

None of them noticed my Dad, so he stopped for just a moment then moved on after his own band of sheep.

I would call that a slice of heaven!

[oregonwoodsmoke]

4-10-21 snow this morning and it turned into a hail storm as I got into Coeur D'Alene.


I was in town to get my wheels swapped, but Les Schwab was all booked up. So I have an appointment for next weekend. A bit funny to have winter tires changed when it was snow hard enough to affect visibility. Winter isn't over yet.