Deer Blessings on Christmas Eve

We had a special visitor on Christmas Eve afternoon. As you can see...she is beautiful AND VERY HUNGRY. Jeannette discovered her under the apple tree in our front yard. She was digging for rotten apples that had fallen to the ground. (You see, everything is very organic on Saddle Mountain. Most of you would pick-up fallen apples in your yard, or maybe even pick them. However, we are so in-tune with nature, we leave them on the ground just in case a hungry deer comes by in a blizzard.) ;=)) We are also feeding hundreds of birds. We have gone through old bread, bird seed, fruit, etc. The birds and the deer are eating everything they can find.

We took the visit from our furry friend as a good omen and decided to attempt to get over the mountain to be. The roads were 95% clear...for a window of several hours...so we took our chance while we had it. After we got over the David Douglas pass, we removed the chains on Jeannette's Honda. It was a little scary at first...like removing your training wheels. But the road was bare and wet all the way in, so we were relieved to know that we had made the right decision to take them off. (Remember, WE didn't put the chains on .... so who knows what the future has in store??)

We bought 4 more 2.5 gallon gas cans, a few more supplies, and MORE JUNK FOOD! We also bought fruits and veggies...but those are intended for the deer and birds. ;=)) We also went to the local pool and had the most delicious HOT SHOWER we've ever had. On the way out of town we filled up everything we had with gas and headed home. (Baker's is running low and with more storms coming in, they may not get more gas until 26th, 27th...??? Everyone is limited to 5 gallons per day - so we stocked up in Seaside. THE ROAD HOME WAS VERY SLICK WITHOUT THE CHAINS. As you know, mountain/coast weather changes moment to moment. In less than two hours more snow hit the pass and it was mixed with slushy, icy rain. Even folks with chains were slipping. We made it home safely and quickly unloaded the car. WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO A PLEASANT CHRISTMAS EVE IN FRONT OF THE WOOD STOVE.
posted 12-25-08