Wintery Day...22º

December 2nd, 2-3 inches of snow overnight, still snowing but it is very fine and light, so will not amount to much...

This date brings a memory to mind...In 1950, I was 8 years old and my family moved from Porterville, Utah to Lake Fork, Idaho, on Dec 1st/2nd...We left late in the day after loading household furniture, farm equipment, and horses...No moving vans for us, just two big trucks, one pickup and a touring car, (that was what they called 4 door sedans, back then)...Rain fell as we left Porterville but soon turned to snow before we reached "Snowville," Utah...A snowy pass was almost our undoing...The big trucks finally chained up and with the help of roadside "sanding barrels" we were able to inch our way to the top in the car and pickup...Going down the other side was scarier than coming up...At midnight, after traveling about 200 miles, we stopped in Burley, Idaho, where we spent the rest of the night in a motel...The next day, we covered 300 miles, with more snow and bad roads and flat tires, we arrived at our new home after dark...The last 3 miles was on an unplowed, narrow dirt road in a blizzard.

My sister Mona and me, Lake Fork, Idaho

The winter of 1950/51

Looking outside this morning, winter has arrived, but we are cozy and warm in our house, no plans to go anywhere...After breakfast we will sweep/shovel walks and deck, getting much needed exercise on this snowy day...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Hand Rail

Snow covered bench.