Winter Solstice

Happy Solstice.
5 Hours and 32 minutes to day and tomorrow the day will be 8 seconds longer. Visible light is at 7 hours and 35 minutes.

Not so good news.

Maggie went to the vet the other day and after all the tests I was told that she has a big tumor in the bone on her leg. The vet just said that giving her warm bed and good food is all I can do for her. I have been spending most of my free time with her. He said it comes down to a quality of life decision. She is still wagging her tail and happy to eat and hop around outside. I hope that she lets me know when the pain becomes too undearable.

1st snow that counts

Last night it it opened up and we woke up to ~3" on the steps of the outhouse. Maggie is loving it back to her old game of walk a few steps take a bite of snow walk some more eat then some more snow. The snow over the ground cover lightens up the forest and the silences the footsteps on our walks. I marked out my xc-ski runs in the backyard this weekend and took a warm shower. Life has never been this good.

Weekend Review

I should give an update on what is poppin’ in Girdwood. The rain stopped on Thursday after 3 weeks of 40 degree weather and rain, I welcomed Ullr’s blessing of; stars, frozen ground and snow up in dem hills. I saw that they were making snow at the resort and someone got a few runs in above chair 6 with a head lamp dawn patrol. The cabin now has heat and I’m installing the RV shower and water system this weekend. Ashley will be home in a couple of weeks. I’ve tuned one of the four pairs of skis, and put the studded tires on the truck. Teton Gravity Research (TGR)’s movie Re:Session will be playing this weekend benefiting Challenge Alaska. It should be good to see some more winter faces around. Send +++vibes+++ to Maggie. She is having a hard time moving around with her arthritis and hip dysplasia. She loves the cold and snow but it is making life very hard for her.

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