snow daze

How about this weather: a strong El Nino, out of balance climate? This week, we had only one day at school (Thursday) and that was with a 2-hour delay. The snow is beautiful, but things are definitely out of whack in WNC.

Life goes on. I continue to train on Mt. Ida. Today the rain fell atop fresh snow. Higher up on the fog-enshrouded summit, ice-encrusted briars inflicted no pain. The forest was a crystal palace. It summoned the wisdom of John Muir:

"The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness."

I turned 29 on Monday and celebrated with my folks and Lily at Jalapeno's.