When David, Ronna and Aiden arrived, it was about 75 degrees. By the end of the week, we got a spring snow. It snowed about 12 inches. The snow meant we couldn't pan for gold with Paul as planned.

But there were compensations. Like this snowman David, Ronna and Aiden made.

While they were out, David noticed that the big, beautiful oak on our property had fallen across the road. David and Gerald got enough of it cut to clear the road.

While they were working, Steve Hampton, the rancher, came by with some friends. They were out hunting mountain lions because they would be easier to track in the snow. One of his friends agreed to come back and cut up the rest of the oak and stack it at our house. As sad as we were to lose the tree, we were grateful for some very good firewood. Below is a picture of the house in the snow.