Single digits in Montana is like triple digits in Arizona

Montana is used to cold, like Arizona is used to hot. But over 100 is HOT and below 10 is COLD. Both can be life threatening even if you are accustomed to it happening. We are to be in the below teens F nights and single digits daytime until Saturday when it is forecast that we will hit 13F!

So. It is cold. This morning started out at 1F and we made it briefly to 7F before it started down again.

Winds are more than a breeze, but not howling. Still, the wind chill is in the -double digits and in some areas as low as -40.

Cold.

But, as typically happens with the super cold…the sun is shining, the air is clear and it is beautiful.

However. Single digits for the beardog and the warmly dressed woman is entirely different than single digits for the kitten.

Auggie went out twice. I set a timer for 5 minutes. He came in before the timer went off both times.

Inside, he was a bit cabin feverish.

Distractions were needed.

I made a tunnel cave for him.

Fun, fun, fun!

Off and on he played in and on it.

Time out…

For the record, Bear chose his spot first and then Auggie snagged the bed.

See the sun!

See the sun from inside the warm house as even with the sun, it was 4F when I took this photo from inside the warm house.

A cold day enjoyed AKA the fluffy tail duo! …such SERIOUS faces :) !!

Black and White and Auggie

This afternoon, after plowing by my neighbor and a little shoveling by me!

Maybe 10 inches of new snow altogether.

The first of it was sleet/corn snow but the last was light and fluffy and beautiful.

The brothers Summers head out to the critter hunting grounds…

Bear took point. Auggie is under the motorhome on dry ground…supervising.

Home!

The warm house is sounding good about now!

We are in our little quiet wind-shadowed spot, sheltered from the NNE wind by the wrap around of Jewell Basin. It was quiet, despite reported winds in the 20-30 mph range. Cold at 19F but with no wind, not that bad. Our forecast for the next 7-10 days is colder, but no snow.

It is February – almost!

It is Montana.

No complaints!

Enjoying the sun

Winter in Montana can be gray.

But today…today was clear, sunny, absolutely beautiful.

And we enjoyed.

Beardog in the sun.

Beardog on Beardog Point.

Enjoying the sun.

Sunshine and terror in the bathroom sink

It has been gray with freezing fog and the occasional sun break, but today was mostly sunny after starting with snow flurries that left less than half an inch of new snow.

It might not look like it to the east…

But overhead and to the west, blue sky!

Auggie hunted critters in the snow…

…and the Auggie-shark lied in wait to scare the unsuspecting intending to brush their teeth!