Day Dreamin

The Hole In The Wall has been plowed with care,

Knowing that the little ones would soon be there.
The slopes are now laden
Making it ideal to go sleddin
Fire wood is covered and stacked so neat
The fire pit is awaiting to give out much needed heat.
The gazebo is dry and clear
A great setting to share a toddy of cheer.
So bring your warm clothes and clean out your sheds
So, you do not forget to bring your sleds.
A new HITW record will be set,
On this I am willing to bet.
I can rhyme no more
My ability to do so is so poor.
Will see all of you soon,
To bad, we will not have a full moon.
Forget any sun,
We will just play in the snow and have some fun.

Work Up In Smoke

Several days of labor from this past summer has been eradicated by fire. If time was money, these piles of stumps and trees would represent a tidy sum, not to mention the cost of tools and equipment that was destroyed in the process of the timber clearing process. The pile of wood also represented a lot of fun, who could ever forget the Plumma surfing down the driveway while standing on a log towed by the snow plow. Good memories all.

Majority of the debris piles have now been burnt with the exception of the big pile that straddles Kroc Creek. This pile will have to wait until the "Kroc Pond Leeches" complete the spawning process and go back down the creek to layover the winter in Kroc Pond. On normal years, the spawning cycle and downstream migration is completed around Thanksgiving.

Mexican Drive is now clear for plowing and parking. The larger logs that are water soaked and would take about 5.5 years to burn were skidded to the end of the drive utilizing the faithful snowplow blade. Come spring and more hands, they can be loaded and hauled to the beach in order to shore up the critical habitat area on the high tide line.

New Service At The HITW

For those that have school age children, but would still like to spend a little more family time at the HITW, a new service has been added for the benefit of those residing at the HITWRA.

I was not aware of it until this afternoon, while basking in my chair on Mexican Drive watching the slash pile burn. I could not help but notice this yellow vehicle stop at the intersection of the Old Sterling Highway and Private Drive. With warning lights flashing, the doors opened and out popped a student on her way home from school. She was met Private Drive by her much younger brother. Although, a thick cloud of smoke enveloped the area they were not aware that anyone was around. The young boy, could not resist making an attempt to scale the sand hill. Nearing the top, he heard Ruger barking and looked in our direction. I was holding Ruger by the collar as not to scare the poor little kid to death. But, just the bark sent him scurrying back down the slope and heading up the drive to catch up with his sister.

Now that school bus service has been established, perhaps with time we can petition the bus contractor and see if we can get them to update their bus line, at least something in the 1960 vintage range.

The Wild Bunch, 1900, Photo by John Swartz, 705 1/2 Main Street, Ft. Worth
Left to Right: Standing, Bill Carver and Harvey Logan ("Kid Curry")
Seated, Harry Longbough ("the Sundance Kid"), Ben Kilpatrick ("the Tall Texan"), Robert Leroy Parker ("Butch Cassidy")

Thought this picture was only appropriate for our "new site"! Took me by total surprise this morning when I clicked onto the HITW site. What a great looking layout. The "antique western" appearance is so fitting for the HITW. Very nice job, "She Wolf"! The only problem that I have ran into, I cannot figure out how to make comments. I click on the comment line and get nothing! No comment box appears. Is this an error or a secret to keep me from commenting? Love Ya.

Like the new look??

Let me now if something does not work or if we should add something! K?

Shots to Remember

"Taking the High Ground"

"This Is Our Hill"

"The First Night Of Shore Power"