Reznjun

the big winter storm that hit most of the country left us with plenty of snow also. we didnt get it as bad as other parts of the country and probably not as much as other parts of the state. north of here they got 12 inches of snow. back east states got snow measured by the feet. i dont know what we got. maybe 6-8 inches or so. hard telling. i know it covered my car up.

the tribe has been good to come by and clear the drive. yesterday after they came thru the wind started blowing. that caused our drive up to the big road to drift over. we got stuck in our drive. we couldnt make it out. so we stayed in. its a good thing that ku basketball was on. even that was an iffy thing. the snow covered the satelite dish for awhile and we didnt have some channels. mother nature is still more powerful than modern technology. it was alright by game time.

one of my homeboys that works for the tribe came checked on me this morning. he knew i couldnt get out. he drove a 4 wheeler, they have enough clearance to make it thru. a car doesnt, as i found out. i have to go help at the funeral tonite and tomorrow. so they gonna send someone to clear the drive again. the wind stopped blowing so it should be alright. it will stay below freezing for the next few days, so the snow wont melt.

after the snow moved thru we had to deal with cold temperatures. it wasnt enough to tell us it was in the single digits, the weather people added that with the wind chill it was below zero. i am sure grateful that we have wood stacked in the basement. i remember growing up and thinking the old house we lived in was cold, even with a fire. insulation and storm windows werent common then. people survived though. they had to be tougher, not by choice but out of necessity.

i had to think of my dog and other animals when the temperature dropped below zero. i thought how it must be for them. they deal with it. i built a dog house for konugish. i situated it in a corner that blocks the north and west winds. the other day i went rabbit hunting for an hour or so. i did get to see one rabbit run in the snow. i didnt get a shot at him though. i remember them saying we call rabbits ‘mswe’ because of the tracks they leave in the snow. the tracks have 3 parts to them. the wind was blowing so i came in early. i may go again later.

i will have to clear a path to the chicken house. i feed them inside the chicken house. just too much snow on the ground to feed them in their chicken yard. they have stopped laying eggs. i may butcher a couple of them sometime to make some tortilla soup with. the doc said i should give up eggs anyway. i also have to clear my car off, get it ready to venture out.