{"id":1605,"date":"2014-02-09T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-09T19:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2014-02-09T13:28:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T19:28:43","slug":"february-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1605","title":{"rendered":"February White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I finally posted the previous post, which had been sitting 4 weeks since I wrote it.\u00a0 It seemed like I couldn&#8217;t add a new post until that was out of the way.\u00a0 It was like sewer blockage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1608\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0546.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1608\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1608\" alt=\"I call it a dog hair patch of forest, where the trees are only about 3 inches in diameter.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0546-640x138.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0546-640x138.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0546-200x43.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0546-1024x221.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0546.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I call it a dog hair patch of forest, where the trees are small and dense, only about 3 inches in diameter. (Click for larger.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I am feeling better both mentally and physically. I do have some angst for something new and different, and that&#8217;s a much better state than depression.\u00a0 Having a couple of days off really helps. What I really want is a road trip and time to satisfy my creative outlets, which have been mostly dormant this winter.\u00a0 The Utah desert with it&#8217;s orange and red landscape has been calling.\u00a0 But right now the weather isn&#8217;t much better there.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1606\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0549.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1606\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1606\" alt=\"Sometimes there is a way through.  You have to be just in the right place to see it.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0549-640x156.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0549-640x156.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0549-200x48.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0549-1024x250.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0549.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sometimes there is a way through. The trick is being in the right place to see it.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I woke to the sound of window rattling explosions.\u00a0 It was the ski area blasting avalanches.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been snowing, moderately to heavily, for the past couple of days.\u00a0 Usually this doesn&#8217;t happen until later in March or April.\u00a0 But perhaps with global warming, it&#8217;s coming early.\u00a0 There is three to four feet of snow in the yard with more heavy snow in the forecast.<\/p>\n<p>This morning when the neighbors across the road donned snowshoes, I thought they might be going for a outing with their dogs.\u00a0 Instead they made of couple of laps around their yard and called it a day.\u00a0 It was good to see the dogs getting a little exercise.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been out for short snowshoe hikes, but haven&#8217;t had time for day-long excursions.\u00a0 My work load is still heavy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1607\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0544.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1607\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1607\" alt=\"A human trail amongst the elk trails.\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0544-640x480.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0544-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0544-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0544-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wm-0544.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A human trail amongst the elk trails.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finally posted the previous post, which had been sitting 4 weeks since I wrote it.\u00a0 It seemed like I couldn&#8217;t add a new post until that was out of the way.\u00a0 It was like sewer blockage. 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