well, i guess we'll see-ya later, spring!

its a good thing i took advantage of the lovely weather the past few days! this morning, before i even got out of bed i could hear the wind howling through the nooks and crannies! we looked the forecast last night: a snowfall warning for island lake, and wind and coldness for thompson and we weren't sure what we'd see in the morning, but most likely a mix of both. 

we ended up running out of fuel day before yesterday and our fuel trucks finally made it in last night, at about 9pm. it took the guys until about midnight to help unload the three tankers. we knew if the wind and snow picked up, the road over the lake would blow in, so we were happy to see the trucks before the weather changed.

when i finally quit hitting snooze and got up this morning, there was a snow drift that had blown in through the cracks in the door and the snow was blowing horizontal outside. i put the coffee pot on, turned on cbc, lit the stove and picked up my knitting, happy to be warm. then i heard the news about japan...maybe our weather wasn't so bad after all.

the last few days the weather had been so spring like, we hadn't really been using the stove at all. the wood box was pretty much empty, but because i'd only been lighting the fire in the morning, filling it wasn't such a priority. so this morning when the guys left to go down to big stone, i suited up to back wood. its only about -15 but the wind is gusting to about 33km so its pretty nasty out there. after packing wood, i went for a walk with schooner down to the shore and over to the lodge to see what the lake looked like. its hard to capture the way it really looks, the snow blowing off the cabin and lodge roofs, the way it twirls up into little tornadoes and whips across the lake, but i got a couple of white out shots...

i had the great idea yesterday to haul water. it was really necessary, but for some reason i did it anyway - i'm mighty glad i did it now! i'm going to enjoy staying inside, watching the wind and snow blow from the comfort of the cabin...and i'll make sure i have lots of hot coffee and goodies for the guys.