Dear Liza,
Today the snow started melting. There was a little rain and the temperature was predicted to get all the way up to 45 degrees! I had lots of work to do inside after all of our company, so I was happy to stay in and be warm.
By the afternoon, however, Auntie Bridgett was ready for a walk, so I went with her.
We hadn’t been to Laurelhurst Park since the snow, because we didn’t want to slip on the ice…but we figured by now it would be gone…right? Well, not so much. There were lots of clear paths, but lots of ice, too. Some places it was very slippery and easier to walk by the bushes, where the dirt made a soft, but muddy, path.
The fog was so beautiful between the trees and down in the ravine part of the park. There were several people out, playing with their dogs or just walking…even a young man jogging, over the ice, IN SHORTS! Some people are a little crazy, I think.
The trees were dripping from all the snow and ice that had been stuck on their branches, which got my hat wet, but I didn’t mind.
As it turned out, the temperature never got above 37, and will get below freezing again tonight, so the water and slush will probably re-freeze and be scary and slippery again. I am glad I got out today.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 
I love your photos, though I am jealous of your talent. We hope that your Holy Days were warm and cuddly. Will you be in Salinas in the new year?
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