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Saturday 4th 25F/-4C. A mixed day of wintry showers and sunshine is promised. Another 2cm of fresh snow.
Up at 6.30 after another quiet night. No back pain today.
7.30 61F/16C in the room. 35F/2C in the greenhouse. The stove is lit. The dry beech flakes are proving to be excellent kindling. I was initially dismissing it as useless waste. The wheelbarrow full salvaged from the trailer bed was headed to the compost heap. All the bits of solid wood just needed to be lifted out of the sawdust. I quickly rescued a log basket full. With plenty more to be found. It is ideal for restoring a dying fire from the embers.
8.00 63F/17C in the room. A brief nosebleed. I took the ash box out to the compost heap. There is a dark rectangle on the grass. Where the car was standing a couple of nights ago. So there can't have been any more snow last night.
9.00 29F/-2C. 37F/3C in the greenhouse. Heavily overcast but still. 66C/19C in the room. Going for a walk.
9.45 I looped across the prairie via the snow covered, spray tracks. Where I saw numerous animal tracks. Deer, cats, hares and a much smaller, cat-like print. A perching bird of prey was driven away by crows. Too far away to identify even in my binoculars. The niggling breeze was freezing my windward ear. I hadn't meant to go so far and had opted for a cap. Rather than a more enveloping, fleece hat. [Beanie?]
10.30 32F/0C. Signs of watery sunshine. A comfortable 70F/21C in the room. Greenhouse at 41F/5C. The greenhouse roof is clear of snow but heavily frosted. While the south side of the house roof had been cleared of snow by yesterday's sunshine.
I keep using a thin steel rod as a probe but all I find is stones. Unfortunately it is far too many years [25?] since I laid the pipes. To remember any of the details. The soil is clay, wet, heavy and sticky.
15.00 It has just started snowing. With big flakes falling. It was short lived. Just a passing shower.
Dinner was chicken, mushrooms and tweggs.
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