Weather Warning...Strong Winds...43º

I could label this "Wind Storm of 2015," but since 2015 is just starting there could be another worst storm before the year is over...One never knows...We spent a sleepless night (night before last), wind gusts shaking our house, like a fist full of dice in a crap game...Then dozing back off to sleep, waiting for the next one to hit...I gave up at 2am, to sit in my recliner and wait out the storm, knowing sleep would not return...Our power and internet was still working so I entertained myself with Facebook, scrabble and my latest ebook before the lights went out around 3am...I lit a small candle, its flame flickered and danced, keeping me company as I sipped my now luke warm coffee and braced myself as the roar started far way in a canyon before it hit our house one more time, unleashing its furry, over and over.

The storm raged through the morning, downing trees, taking power lines with them and we gave up on power being restored anytime soon...Our damage seemed minimal and we had other more immediate jobs to take care of...A 200 lb, butchered hog was hanging in the garage and the overnight temperature was hoveing about 50º...We had started the cut and wrap process the day before but only did a quarter thinking, "it is February and the nights are cold"...Thankfully our garage stays cool enough, but we couldn't put freshly wrapped meat in our freezer, with the power off...Luckily the power had been restored in Enterprise and Pam's freezer had an empty shelf...So with the wind still howling and gusting we worked in the garage cutting and wrapping...We took the meat to Pam's freezer and treated ourselves to burgers and fries at "North Street Pizza" since our power was out and the peanut butter sandwich each of us had for breakfast was long used up.

It is morning now, (day after the storm.)  Our power is on and we both got a good nights sleep...We have more hog to cut and wrap, put it in our own freezer, and hope the power stays on!..We are in for more wind and rain storms today...If interested you can follow this link to blogs written years ago and learn about more Wallowa County Wind Storms...Hugs To All...OWAV:)