Stuff

 The critters are returning at night after a mild winter. Last night three gray fox, two ringtails, two striped skunks, a spotted skunk, and mother, of the raccoons took her spot on the roof. It's different every night. Many are pregnant and they have to find food for soon to be even littler people.

Trying to manage Kobae's food intake better this year. He gets more than two or three green peppers and or cucumbers he gets squishy poop. Getting him to eat as much dry food as possible. Hurrah is getting more crowded and will be like this until Thanksgiving slowing down a little in the summer.

Kind of a sad day. Dave, our wood guy, is moving and is out of the wood business. Got my last load of wood from him. Was always nice to swing by and get four or five buckets put in the back of whatever vehicle I was driving. Get out and talk while adjusting the load in the back of the truck. Two good ole boys exchanging stories. He'd tell me what was going on in Moab and I Base Camp. Collin found somebody else.

River has gone up a little but the snow as of today is still below average so probably the beach across the river will stay there another year and all we'll have is the driveway that washed down to the river five times this year. It's not very far above the water line and will go quickly. We've had mostly 70s and some 80s coming which will melt the snow in the Rockies quicker and probably make our beach go away quicker.

Couple more Haydukers. One trail named Two Cups and ask if that was for a physical structure of some sort and he said "No, two cups of coffee in the morning."

The days are just incredible and the weather perfect. When the work is done Lydia sits on the porch quietly reading and enjoying the day. Collin has injured his foot and he's limping everywhere he goes. I remember being injured all the time when I got here and just working through it. So many things can happen to you each day. He sat on the porch waiting for check ins today elevating his foot. I walk out with Jax each morning still, sit on the steps, remind him where we live. Kobae comes out a little later and falls asleep in the sunshine and I lay back from the stairs to the porch and Jax jumps on my stomach and we all three drift off.