Sargie and I love to wander through graveyards, looking at head stones. We decided to wait for spring before reading these in the Hematite Cemetery outside of Amasa, Michigan, about twenty miles north of here.

February 25, 2020 - Tuesday morning

23 degrees/cloudy/calm winds

Pentoga Road

It's an exciting day on Pentoga Road. In a mere seven days, a week from today, we'll be departing for Laurel, Mississippi. Hambone, et. al. are to be back from Florida during the day and will pick up Sadie. After, we'll head the car south and drive a few hours before getting a room. 

Of course, Sargie wants to be "purtified" by having her hair done. That's on this morning's agenda in Iron Mountain. I've told her repeatedly that it's difficult to improve on what's already perfect, but she insists. 

We currently are caring for Sadie the Dog. Meeting Macrea halfway last night, we loaded the pup, food, toys, and kennel into the Kia (having to tie the lid of the hatchback down) and made our way home. Sadie's currently lying at my feet, happy to soak up the love.

I couldn't believe it. Stepping out on yesterday's seven and a half mile walk, I knew something was different. Just what was it?

Well, duh... the majority of snow and ice had melted the day before. For the first time since early November, I was walking on pavement.

Sargie and I worked for several hours yesterday on the drive and have the areas in front of the barn and garage cleared down to the pavement.

I'm not so sure we really cared about the ice and snow as much as we were looking for an excuse to be outside on a day where the wind was light and the temperatures were reaching towards fifty degrees.

It was time for our daily ride and Coke run. We ended up in Amasa, a beautiful little berg twenty miles to the north.

At one point, we managed to get ourselves almost lost, but managed to find out way out off the wood roads and back to civilization.

I worked for a bit on the air compressors in the barn and shop. Both needed maintenance, something that is best done in warmer weather.

 At one point, I heard Sargie call my name.

"LOOK," she said, as she pointed to a lone GREEN strawberry plant sticking out from the snow.

 Indeed, it was reason to celebrate.

Time to wrap this up and get moving. Jambo just texted and wants to walk to Pentoga and back this morning. If we hurry, we'll have just enough time before having to leave for Iron Mountain.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

Today's random Alaska picture
I was asked to conduct a Yupik choir at Napaskiak High School in southwest Alaska. It's a good thing we both read notes as I couldn't understand one word of Yupik they were singing.