March Lion, 2015

           How about a headline other than Mink Creek for this column announcing that we had some snow! Yes, real SNOW! But it came in the last of February! We woke one morning about a week ago to a white world, trees, roads, yards, the works. It wasn't very deep and only lasted throughout that one day before things warmed up again. Since then we have had a few more days that sent snow flurries our way. There was nothing that stuck, but it felt good to see the white stuff falling. Perhaps we will have a wintery spring.

          Our Bonnie Hansen has been spending some time at the McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT. The viral infection was one of those sudden things, but she is now on the mend and under the care of her son, Wes Hansen, who is the administrator of a rehabilitation facility in Layton, UT..

           Two sons of Jeff and Jennifer Seamons were chosen to perform in select high school orchestras. They auditioned several months ago. Sam Seamons, who plays a string bass, was selected to go to Spokane, WA, performing with the All Northwest Orchestra. Ben Seamons, qualified for All State Orchestra with his viola, performing in Coeur d' Alene, ID. These events happened to take place on the same weekend, a bonus for Jeff and Jennifer. The guys traveled to the northwest on a bus with other students from this area, but there wasn't room for Sam's bass. So the Seamons parents were able to haul Sam's bass to the needed spots, plus get a bit of vacation time for themselves while they enjoyed the performances.

           Karen and Mark Arnout enjoyed a visit from Travis and Amber Arnout and their children: Brayden, Maci, Krissy and Willis. These Arnouts live in Logan, UT.

          
           The night of March 1st we started getting  a nice wet snowfall. It brought enough to whiten the landscape, more came during the 2nd, ending up with 2-4 inches here in our valley, more in the mountains. We are glad for whatever moisture we get. Already we have some daffodils pushing their green fingers up through the dirt and some tulips shells up near the LDS Church. Hope these colder days might slow things down a little, hopefully avoiding frozen fruit blossoms.  However, increasing warmth is the forecast.
           I am changing the background of the blog to the old barn look.  Walking about our community in the spring  the barns warm my heart, hope the taste of it appeals to you.