The winter weather is still here that is for sure with a little snow overnight to freshen up our landscape and a morning low of 14. Still the sun rises a little further north each day. As you can see in the 
picture it is now well north of Spruce Mountain after being south of Pleasant (the hill to the right) on the shortest days in December.
As someone who has worked outdoors a good part of my life I focus on the weather even more than most rural folks. I have had a weather station at my desk for a very long time that gives me the latest wind direction and speed along with the temperature. This winter I upgraded the system on the roof above the office and now get a ton of useful information that I never had before. Like the minimum temperature for the last 24 hours with the exact time it occurred.
I do not watch television very much. Being far from broadcast locations we get only two stations since the switch to digital, cable is not an option and my attempt to go satellite was a disaster, and a long story. This winter though Argy and I have taken to watching the evening news. It has been fascinating to watch the intense coverage of every weather event each evening.
