Saturday, April 11, 2020

Springtime in the Rockies


The last few days in Northern Colorado have been wonderful. Warm and sunny, today I saw the first leaves emerging on a few trees. Meadowlarks have been calling and the Blackbirds are flocking. I love this time of year.

Tonight? Snow through Tuesday.


The upside is the Coven won’t be meeting outside for a few days.

April in Colorado is like that. I remember a blizzard in April 1956 that filled the roads bank to bank and nothing moved for a week. Skied the two miles to school.

My relatives in Casper, WY have had a brutal winter and are getting hit again.

May will bring flooding as the mountain snowpack, far above normal, starts melting. Look out Nebraska.

This year’s heaviest snow has been in the southern part of the state’s mountains. Good news for those depending on water from the Rio Grande and Arkansas rivers.

Chinese Flu

Our dilettante Governor has extended the shutdown until April 22.

The local meat packing plant was been hit hard and is closing down until Tuesday so they can test everyone. Buy beef now because it will be in short supply soon.

Shocking to me is the old folk’s home that was my Mother’s home for the last few years of her life has had at least 14-16 COVIN-19 deaths. Is there an explanation? This place has always been well run, clean and clean smelling, and residents well cared for.

So far, none of my immediate family or extended clan has contracted this vicious malady. For that I’m grateful.
Easter
A couple living on my floor are traditional Hispanic Roman Catholics. Sharing is important to them. Part of their Easter tradition has been preparing a large dinner. This year they are doing the same, but will prepare individual plates and distribute them door to door in the building.  Adapt and persevere!

Hope this finds all of you well and coping with these “Interesting Times”.


6 comments:

LL said...

I'm glad to hear that you're well and that the Coven hasn't managed to have any of the spells stick - naturally, they turned to causing snow to bother your walks with Banner.

Stay healthy, WSF.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

LL
One of the Coven left in an ambulance. Blood pressure out of control. It isn't just the Wuhan crud; there are many unhealthy people in this building.

LSP said...

Brrrr. It's kinda like spring here. One day hot, the next cold with a chance of hail. Our enemy the Weather can't seem to make up its mind. In the meanwhile, not much plague in the country though nearby Dallas reports a suspiciously samey 100+ cases a day. I smell a rat in their counting...

Prayers for you and the crew.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

LSP
Spin Doctors aka sleazy liars.

Brig said...

Glad to hear you are well, and enjoying a wonderful feast for Easter.

Our weather has been changeable as well. Hail, rain, sun, and wind in no particular order. It's spring and Mother Nature gets a bit of a wild hair...

This whole pandemic thing is causing a lot of havoc, people are clueless and sheep, commonsense none. Daily 4oz tonic water, 50mg zinc will see me through, or not...

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Brig
Zinc is part of my daily supplementation.

For years I've taken 5 drops, morning and night, of 30% Hydrogen Peroxide.

http://cista.net/health/The-One-Minute_Cure-The-Secret-to-Healing-Virtually-All-Diseases.pdf

Can't prove it works other than the state of my personal health - NO CANCER! Wish the same was true for many of my 50+ cousins and their parents. Maybe it will help protect against the Wuhan Flu.