Flash Frozen

We started the day in the mid 50s, then the temperature climbed to 60 degrees before crashing at 13 degrees and it is suppose to go even lower. That isn't all this morning the rain started up and stayed all rain until the crash came and all of a sudden it was freezing rain. Thankfully we didn't get a lot of that, as the rain was just about out of our area when the deep freeze hit. Dan came over today and brought Diesel when the weather was still decent as in warm, it was raining but the 54 degrees outside just didn't seem to make the rain that big of deal. As soon as Dan sat down, Ruby jumped on his lap while Emma was laying next to Dan to get petted, Ebby ignored them all and Diesel looked at Emma not sure if he could move her or not away from HIS man.

Soon Diesel couldn't stand it, got up and tried to crawl into Dan's lap.

Diesel is much to big of a dog to be a lap dog. Emma moved away then when Diesel laid back down Emma snuck back close to Dan just in case he was still petting dogs. Ruby had no fear of Diesel by that time, check out his expression as she struts over to check him out. 

 When Dan left I ran to Diane's office to balance the Horsemeister check book and it took less than a half hour this time. When I walked into her office my car thermometer was reading 46 degrees and when I walked out it was reading 34 degrees and that was in a half hour!  As soon as I got home the truck and trailer were moved into the indoor arena. Last year we had an ice storm and the truck and trailer had been left out. They were so covered in ice we couldn't open any of the doors of either the truck or the trailer leaving them useless. By the time I got back to the house it was well below freezing. It really was that rare phenomenon called the flash freeze. This evening the wind is howling trying to get into every crack and crannie of our 150 year old house, our back door has been frozen shut by the ice, and our wood burner is burning as hot as we can make it.
Rhoda and Lee made it to Hawaii just a few minutes ago and sent back these pictures.

 So much green! Diane, mom and I were at this exact spot 13 years ago.