meanwhile back at the goose. . .

They've been having a harsh winter in the Ozarks. Kids out of school this week in three degree weather—just getting plowed out. And the area isn't set up for much snow. Usually it's one fast-melting fall a winter. My neighbor, who took this picture, has nothing but a wood stove in her house. Bear has nothing but a little space heater that he won't use because of the cost (and the fact that the electrical company reads his meter "with a computer.") Thank goodness the Goose is shut down, and I have no worries about frozen pump, pipes, etc.