Lord of the Castle

When I walked outside early this morning, I did a double take…
I couldn’t quite figure out what I was seeing.
It snowed last night. That’s not really news any longer. After all, it is winter and this is the Midwest!
But, it was how it looked..
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Our apartment complex looked like it had become a [...]

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It warmed up today…
It was 29º at lunch time.
“That’s pretty warm these days. I’m going to take a walk. ”
I came back with this…

A four foot long icicle!

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On my way back home from the IHOP Prayer Room, my eye caught a glimpse of a very small waterfall that we had stopped at during the summer months.
Back then, the stream of water was so small that you can easily catch it in one hand. After a hard rain, you might be able to capture it with two hands.
However, we haven’t [...]

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As you probably know, it has been snowing quite a bit here in Kansas City. When I went out to the car this morning, I learned that another several inches fell last night.
Needless to say, driving in this weather is a challenge. It is not uncommon to see cars completely off the side of the [...]

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I thought that we had done a better job of concealing our true color but…
Our Southern California roots are beginning showing.
It snowed about two inches last night. Our cars were covered.
Then, it snowed all day long.
But, my household is in complete agreement…
We like it. It’s fun!
The sight of snow falling is still beautiful to us.
The [...]

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The ground has been covered with snow since Christmas Eve. The streets are drivable but they are much narrower than they were two weeks ago. Instead of two wide lanes, we have 1.75.
That being the case, what do you think the condition of the sidewalks are?
They don’t exist.
But I decided to take a walk anyway.  I like [...]

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I woke up to a surprise today…
3 inches of snow on the car!
It snowed all day long.
However, there is something that I don’t fully understand…
While it was cold enough for new snow to fall, the snow on the ground was melting.
Things that make you go “Hmmm”.

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No more dreaming of a white Christmas here! We definitely had one!
3-6 inches on Christmas Eve, 7 inches on Christmas and 2 more today!
If I had to deal with it every day, it would really be a pain…
However, it’s Christmas and I am off from work so it’s not that bad. In fact, its kind [...]

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Let’s see…
I’m driving to the airport in the middle of a wind/hail/rain/snow storm…
Kimba must be coming into town!
When I took her to the airport after last Christmas, it was exactly the same type of weather.
It is pretty hairy trying to drive in this kind of weather. As I tried to finish up my Christmas shopping, [...]

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I have a built in desire to explore.
When we lived in Los Angeles, I was always amazed when, after living there for 30 years, I would drive on a road for the very first time. I was like a little kid.
“I have lived here for (fill in the blank) years and I have never been [...]

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