{"id":12381,"date":"2021-12-18T21:31:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T04:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=12381"},"modified":"2021-12-18T21:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T04:31:14","slug":"winter-has-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=12381","title":{"rendered":"Winter has arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here on the Naneum Fan <u>Astronomical<\/u> Winter officially begins next week:<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 7:59 am PST<\/p>\n<p>However, some countries follow the meteorological seasons where winter began December 1st. There is 6 inches of snow here that began to accumulate Thursday Morning. Thus, I declare that winter started on the 16th.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stevens-Pass-ski-season-12-18-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stevens-Pass-ski-season-12-18-268x300.jpg 268w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stevens-Pass-ski-season-12-18.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 85vw, 268px\" \/>Here is a Washington Dept. of Transportation traffic camera view of the summit at Stevens Pass, elevation 4,061 feet or 1,238 m.<br \/>\nOpening of skiing is somewhat late this year. Only about 20% of the parking area is visible here, so how crowded it is is not possible to say.<br \/>\n {he = the} &#8211;><\/p>\n<p>It has been an unexciting week.<br \/>\nI had the 1st part of the annual \u201cwellness\u201d visit. This is just a discussion that serves no purpose**<i>(see end)<\/i>, and a blood draw that will be considered next week. Because of Christmas, I go back next Tuesday. I think it is split into 2 days so both Medicare and the secondary insurance company each have to pay. Next time these visits should occur in January (2023), and the next in February (2024). Of course I have to live that long. It will (maybe) be snowing this time.<\/p>\n<p>Phyllis and Cameron came on Thursday.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shed-roof-patio-and-parking-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12379\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shed-roof-patio-and-parking-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shed-roof-patio-and-parking-768x476.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/shed-roof-patio-and-parking.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The main project was to remove the electric heater from the big shed. It is headed to the winery and will replace the one there that just failed (the fan). The shed is scheduled to be reconfigured as an open roofed affair with two walls, somewhat like this image. Because of anticipated snow load, the new roof will be slopped like the one shown here. It will have half-trusses. Like this.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Half-truss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"239\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Half-truss.jpg 840w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Half-truss-300x85.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Half-truss-768x219.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nThe sign below is cute; being musically aware helps.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Handel-Bach-water-running.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"882\" height=\"546\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Handel-Bach-water-running.jpg 882w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Handel-Bach-water-running-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Handel-Bach-water-running-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\n**One is told to draw a clock and also remember 3 words. My brain doesn\u2019t wish to waste the energy, so I often screw-up these chores.  The tester thinks I\u2019m losing my mind. I think they are wasting my time. I win.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all<br \/>\nfrom the Naneum Fan<br \/>\nJohn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here on the Naneum Fan Astronomical Winter officially begins next week: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 7:59 am PST However, some countries follow the meteorological seasons where winter began December 1st. There is 6 inches of snow here that began to accumulate Thursday Morning. Thus, I declare that winter started on the 16th. 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