Looking at Drifts in Front Corral 
I Met a Smiling Face on My Walk Today and I Smiled Back
The Red Tail is Back at It's Nest (click to see bird)
The Yard TodayToday was nice, and very relaxed and quiet. The weather was warmer and calm, but still didn't get much above 40. Did some more typing up old letters; am on a new stack of them. The dogs and I took a small and leisurely walk. The cutest thing was meeting a smiling face along the road - a balloon. Not sure how long it might have been there. Every once in a while we find balloons that have floated in. Once I found one in the field from some kids school project in Oregon or somewhere far away.
The red tail hawk is back in the tree waiting at its nest. I've only see the one bird, so maybe its waiting for its mate. You can tell from the pictures that in the last week or so more snow has melted but its still plenty white. Joe went out and raked some of the ruts out of the drive through the yard. He hates for the road to get ruts in it. I made a pot of chili and some cornbread for dinner.
Last night I stood in the yard and looked at the ISS again, and saw it much better because the sky had really cleared off after sunset. Its interesting how it appears, brightening out of the distance and disappears the same way after it crosses the sky. Makes sense. Not like a planet rising and setting that stays the same brightness whether high or low on the horizon. The moon and stars were also pretty spectacular. I'm so glad I took the time to look and lucky I did because it won't be coming over us again anytime soon.
Pinedale is getting another 3-story hotel and probably two of them, and a new elementary school. There will be a quite large development that will include more affordable housing on the west end of town too.
