No More Curl!

After not being able to see out the kitchen windows for the past week, Scott decided it was time to do something.  Donning snowshoes and armed with his trusty roof rake, he made short work of the overhanging snow. 

Before

 

After

A Mild Winter

The national news is focusing on the snowstorms hitting the northeast.  Up here in the north we are experiencing a relatively mild winter... only about 2 feet of snow. 

We had temps in the 40s last month, and this month we're seeing low 30s.  That means the snow on the roof starts to slip.  This gives us the Alaska curl...

To give you perspective,  the propane tank you can see below the overhang is about 4' high.  Right now the snow is almost to the bottom of the window, making it a bit dark in the kitchen.

We are taking bets as to when it will fall off...

Getting Caught Up

from lower lookout, Cape Perpetua

 2012 finished with a trip to Oregon...

 

with friends and family visiting from Connecticut and Hawaii we had the chance to explore the central coast and enjoy some spectacular views.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also did a lot of sunset watching...
      always trying for the green flash!

from the end of Fircrest
 

We walked the beach.  The dogs had plenty of place to explore, and they were usually too tired to walk back up the hill.  The last stretch coming up the hill is exhausting when you have to carry a pooped out pup!

Can you tell who's from Hawaii?  This is warm weather for Oregon!

Bori took us out on his boat crabbing and we came home with 30 crabs... not bad for an hour and half on the water.  Jill's only comment on the catch... "that's 300 legs to clean, let's hope for some amputees!"








Scott had been thinking about getting a boat, and we just lucked into a deal!  Coming back from the Post Office, we saw a for sale sign on a nice boat parked on the main highway.  We circled the block, checked it out, then called the owner.  It was all set up for crabbing, and he threw in all his crab gear.
Two days later, after a rendezvous at the bank, we had ourselves a new boat. 

Luckily, the boat fits in the garage, so we can secure it when we aren't at the beach.


Of course, once we had the boat,
the weather turned stormy. 
But, right before we left,
we had a beautiful day,
so we got the boat in the water for a test run.  

We're ready for all sorts of fishing now.