What the @#%& ? 3-18

Yesterday was a sunny, cool day and we decided we should take advantage of the pleasant break in the weather and have a little exploration.  We drove to old downtown Auburn, parked and walked around aquainting ourselves with the local shops and restaurants.  A few buildings were 100 years old and we enjoyed the old pharmacy with the old marble ice cream counter.  It was fun to wander up and down the street and poke around in the different stores.  We decided to have lunch at the Monkey Cat...another old building but really great modern food.  Then to get back to the truck we had to walk past the candy store so we each picked out a little chocolate dessert.

With all the rain and runoff the rivers were raging and little creeks had appeared on every hill.  Caltrans was busy clearing up little mudslides along 49.

Today was back to nasty weather...windy and then during the afternoon the rains started again...we got almost an inch again in a couple of hours, but then we started noticing some of the drops looking mushy.  What the heck?!  Then the temperature really started dropping and it started snowing...big time...so much for snow levels at 4,500 feet...apparently our little hill grew again.  I hate for the snow to get on the fruit tree flowers and on my rosebush leaf buds...the daffodils were weighed down too. 

We did see a turkey cruise through, and the jack bunny and I saw a bird I have never seen before...a band tailed pigeon...bigger than the mourning doves, but I didn't get its picture and of course the deer and quail.  With the snow on the dish we didn't have internet or television for a few hours...so I had to find something to do...so I baked my Sweetie his favorite cookies...Snickerdoodles.