What the New Year Blew In

After a perfectly windless midnight celebration, the new year blew in with a blast! Our New Year's Day potluck was cancelled; smaller gatherings took place in front of the televised football games - INSIDE.

We turn our catalytic heater on when we go to bed - which means we crack a couple windows open to replace the oxygen consumed by the heater. The date above is written in the dust on the windowsill. Oops, guess I should have cracked a downwind window!

Our travel log was on the dining table. Everything within 6 feet of the window looked about like this after a night of strong wind, which hasn't let up. We're all getting cabin fever, beginning to check maps and calendars. We have plans through tomorrow night, but will be leaving Thursday morning for Tucson.