chasing caribou

well this morning, i feel a tad on the ridiculous side. i woke up at 6:50am and put on the coffee. it was a chilly morning, -33.8, clear as a bell and the sun was just starting to rise. it was that time in the morning when you know the sun is going to be up soon, but you can't actually see it yet. when everything outside is still blue. i looked out the window and depending on the amount of wind can't see past the end of the point, but this morning it was clear, it was cold and there was no wind. you could see for miles. and you could see caribou. actually you could see a whole heard. travis was still asleep, so i woke him up and told him. we got out the binos and watched them move, this black mass way down at the end of the lake. i had my doubts at first, it just seemed to good to be true. so we decided what better thing to do at 7am then to go for a skidoo ride to the end of the lake at -33, so we suited up. i grabbed my camera and we set out.



...waiting to play



there was no caribou. just ice fog, shimmering in the early morning light. but it was a lovely way to start the morning. we came home, hot coffee waiting for us and a warm house. the "caribou" were still there when we got back.



the sun is fully up now. breakfast is over and the coffee pot is empty. lunch is ready for when the guys get in: either soup or leftover quiche and dinner is already planned out in my head: marinated steaks, baked potatoes and vegetables. i made a raspberry chocolate bundt cake yesterday and even there’s leftovers of that too. i have a few projects on the go that i'll work on this afternoon, and i might haul water if the guys don't need the auger. the island lake forecast says its supposed to warm up to about -16 today, so it'll be nice out, almost a carbon copy of yesterday. i went for a beautiful ski with the dogs in the afternoon - they ran circles around me, chasing rabbits...and each other. they are fun company.

 

pie crust

5.5 cups flour
2 t salt
1 lb lard

combine flour and salt. Cut in lard until crumbly.

mix in a one cup measuring cup:

1 egg

1 T vinegar

fill to one cup with cold water

pour into flour mixture and mix only until combined. roll out and fill with goodness.