From The Heights. #27 From the Past, Part 2.

Good Saturday morning everyone! What a difference one week makes. Last Saturday it was fall, colorful leaves still clung to many trees, and now, it is winter, the trees are bare and snow covers everything and the temperature is staying below freezing night and day. We had a small snowstorm pass through our area Thursday night which gave us 5 inches (12.5 cm) of snow.

Not much, but it sure changes the seasons suddenly. I will show some pics today which I took yesterday (Friday) morning. They look dark because it was quite dark still and it was late morning already. The sun is trying to shine this morning but the temperature is still 25F (-4C) and it is mid morning.

The beauty of a snow covered tree by the house across the street.

Hmm, guess I should finish the story from last week, not much had happened to Krissy and myself, except for the last part where we ended up sliding down the embankment. We were not hurt at all, it was actually quite funny. She was still lying on top of me and decided to kiss me, more than once. “What is dad going to think when I tell him,” she said. “Probably nothing,” I replied.

“But I am only 17,” she said. “So, we kissed when you were 16,” I reminded her. “Hmm, guess you are right,” she admitted. I think the reasoning here is because I was 27, though I am not quite sure. “But I think we should get up,” I said. “Why?” she asked. “We are being watched,” I told her. She quickly turned around to see a wolf up on the railway tracks above us. “That is a wolf,” she said quietly.

Looking to the right across the street.

“Looks like it,” I said, “so we should start walking and he will leave us alone.” We did that but the wolf kept following us. Then a second one showed up out of the tall grass behind us, it was much bigger than the first one. Krissy was kind of nervous now, but we kept walking. Finally we were at the spot where we turned off into the trees heading to the hill we came down when we began our journey.

There were some snowflakes falling now and it definitely felt colder. When we turned off into the trees, the wolves stopped following us. When we got to the hill it was now snowing quite heavily and starting to stay on the ground. That made it slippery climbing the hill. Krissy went first, slipped and landed on me again. She tried again and slipped again.

Another view across the street.

I caught her but did not fall this time. Third try she made it to the half way point and we stopped to rest a bit. The snow had nearly stopped now and the snow on the ground was melting. But by the time we were nearly at the top it was snowing heavily again and there was about 2 inches (5cm) on the ground and on my car. Good thing it was not more or it might have been hard to drive out of there. But it was okay.

We had a great time, found more insulators than we could possibly carry out with us and we got to see those wolves. The snow was not so much fun, but it was October, have to expect these things. It was dark by the time we got back to her house.

Looking more to the left across the street.

Hmm, the sun keeps trying to shine and snowflakes keep falling. It is October and it is winter now. Have a great weekend everyone and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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