;)
Now that I have an iPhone and can listen to the radio on it, I had decided to pedal to Metro Cafe instead of drive. Plus, the weather has been so nice lately, I figured that maybe I could get my coffee and then sit at one of the little tables on the patio.
That way, I wouldn't burn up any gas and I would still get to travel and listen to the news.
But, when I stepped out my front door, I was greeted by a fierce mix of rain and snow, coming down hard.
So I got into the car and headed to Metro.
I did not shoot a study there, because Carmen was busy with some folks and could not come to the window. Afterward, I drove onto Church Road and this is what it looked like.
;)
Two days earlier, we had been pleasantly shocked by 65 degree temperatures. Now it was 35. In Barrow, this would be outrageously hot for this time of year, but for Wasilla it was on the cool side.
That 91.1 is for KSKA, where All Things Considered was playing.
;)
Church and Spruce.
;)
Down by the park, the same one that I featured Monday, I saw three girls, eager to cross the road. They had probably not expected this storm to hit so suddenly when they set out to walk.
Now they were getting wet - and cold, I suspect.
;)
In some places, the snow began to accumulate.
;)
In other places, it didn't. This is on Schrock, where the temperature was just the same and the precipitation as heavy, but there was no snow in it. Only rain.
Out of curiosity, I circled back to Church and found that it was still coming down as snow there.
Curious lady, Mother Nature.
As I drove, my iPhone rang. It was Lavina. Kalib had become worse. He had blisters in his mouth and could not eat or drink. He was drooling. He was feverish. He was miserable. Jacob was coming home and they were going to take him to the emergency room.
I headed straight home after that, and gave Margie the car so that she could go in and take care of Jobe. I had work to do and so stayed put
;)
Around 8:00 PM or so, I broke from my work to tale a walk. I felt very nervous. I looked at the trees and I could see that buds had become prominent on the deciduous trees.
Very soon, we will see leaves.
Try as winter might to deny it, it has been defeated.
A jogger jogged past me.
;)
I picked my way along the muddy trail.
;)
When I reached home, I saw these two balls on the roof - undoubtedly the work of Kalib, assisted by his Uncle Caleb.
I went into the house and called Margie.
Although we would have to wait 24 hours for the tests that had been run on Kalib to be diagnosed, the news was good. He had taken medication that had removed the pain from his mouth. He was eating, he was drinking, his spirits were good and his energy renewed; he had come home.
Lavina also had blisters in her mouth when she got sick last week, but now she is fine.
I am certain Kalib will be too.
Lavina is now breast-feeding Jobe again.