warm again today. i broke the thermometer yesterday when i was hanging it up so i dont know exactly. the snow is deep enough we cant get very far on wheels, so a trip to the hardware store is out for now.

the horseman was back, with company. there were four of them today. three nice sized paint ponies with riders carrying what looked like SKSs, all dressed in buckskins. i dug out the 1200mm zeiss spotting scope and mounted it in the west FP to get a better look. they are natives for sure Matt says.

Everyone is back to 100% or close to it. we spent severla hours cleaning and scrubbing averything in the house today. The dust and crap had accumulated quite heavily in the week or so we were sick.