This winter is the mildest I’ve seen in my 12 years here.  Hardly needed to drain the pipes or cover the windows.  I don’t miss the snow because I can see enough of it in the mountains behind Raza Island, about 200-300 feet up.  Better there than under my feet.  Don’t miss the outflow winds either, the mini-hurricanes that make it impossible to go anywhere, even across to Quadra.  The lack of snow on the ground should mean that I can get to all the burning  probably any time now, as long as the tractor can handle the mud.

There was a great horned owl in an apple tree this morning.  He was just about eye-level and didn’t move when I walked by.  I don’t think he could see me in the daylight.

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