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Roz had a rough night, which meant we had a rough night. Between the howling at 5:00 a.m. and my leg bothering me, I gave up on sleep an hour later. But I didn't want to turn on a light or use the computer, so I went into the living room and did some stretching, circling, and chi gong instead. You don't need a lot of light for these, and it was interesting watching the sun coming up. Then I thought maybe I would take a few pictures.

These are looking East:

6:37 A.M.

6:46 A.M.

7:01 A.M.

And here's a couple to the South:

6:37 A.M.

7:01 A.M.

L and I were going to go for a walk but first he had to plug the diesel tractor in so it could warm up enough to turn on and be used for plowing. The west door was out of whack -- L can write more about that. But it meant that we had to spend some time figuring things out, and I got the camera from the apartment and took a few pics, both of the door and around the barn. Then we went on a shorter walk, and got a few more pictures. I'll post some of those later on. Not the originally intended walk, but we were on the move for an hour, some of it breaking through a light crust so we definitely got some exercise!

Then back in for breakfast, and now L's out doing some of the plowing. Once he's done around the dooryard, barn, and the driveways out to the road, W will take over to do the sugarhouse and wood cutting areas. It was a bit windy last night, but the worst damage we've found so far to plant life is the lilac out back lost a branch. It should be fine though; it's pretty old but we pruned it back last year to give the newer branches room to grow. Come warm weather we'll take another look at it see what needs to be done to give it a good healthy shape.