SNOW

Ironically, I was going to write a post about a rare Southern California snowfall that I experienced when I was in high school.
I'll save it for another time.

I woke up around dawn this morning. Cold, miserable, and half-asleep, I stumbled my way to the kitchen and got the cats some food and fresh water.
I was seriously considering crawling back into bed, when I happened to look out the kitchen window. It was snowing!

This was a big surprise, since only a few feeble flurries were expected late last night.
I grabbed my El Cheapo digital camera and raced outside to capture the momentous event.

 The back yard at dawn

The front yard just after dawn. The camera flash was on and it really illuminated the snowflakes.

 Bosco, doing some serious snowflake watching.

There was no significant accumulation, but it's enough to remind me that December is here.

SUN DAY

Sunday was indeed sun day. After the recent vicious bite of winter storms, the gloomy clouds parted and a blazing blue sky made the Sunday snow-scape sparkle.

I ventured outside to snap a few photos - but the sun was so blinding that I couldn't see a damn thing in the lens. It was all blind guesswork (kinda like the story of my life).

Nothing is more boring than snow photos and weather reports. I promise that my next post will be incredibly intriguing and breathlessly interesting - - which is what you always expect from me.

Breathlessly??

Today (Tuesday, perhaps?) is cloudy and foggy. Slightly warmer temperatures are making the icicles drip and the snowdrifts sag.

So what have I been doing?
An alarmingly lot of nothing. I have many genuinely important things to do, but my motivation has stalled.
Entertaining three housebound cats isn't easy.

So far the water pipes didn't freeze - - like last year - -and so far I haven't fallen on the ice and injured my spine - -  like last year. I still have an enormous amount of pain in my spine..... but it's unbecoming to bitch.

I made a turkey last Sunday -
clarification: I cooked one in the oven.
It is delicious. I plan to make soup with the leftovers- - if I ever get the courage to drive to town to buy fresh vegetables.

Since this post is getting annoyingly boring, I'll commence with the photos.

Commence??
That word hasn't been in vogue since  Uncle Tom's Cabin was on the New York Times bestseller list.

Ah, Jon, even when you're boring - you're fascinating.

Hey, that's my beer talking. 

glimpses of my backyard