Cold-blooded as he is, grandson David went outside to look at the eclipse of the moon. It was billed as a super blood wolf moon. It had started, but he didn’t see the total eclipse or the reddish hue that came later. We would have missed this if neighbor Marla had not posted a picture of the super moon from her house earlier in the evening. I saw the moon about to set when I got up the next morning. The camera caught it as it waved goodbye behind the mountain.
Cold was the name of the game. It was 9F (-12.8C) when we walked and 8F (-13.3) when we got back from the creek. When we chatted with Marla, walking Albert, John said, “I’ll bet Logan (8) won’t be wearing shorts today.” In a few minutes we would find it was worse than that.
When we reached our driveway, we heard Logan on his porch. The boy ran out in his pajamas, put food in the cat’s bowl, and stopped to pet the cat. We called out to hurry because of the extreme cold, and we could hear his bare feet slapping the boards as he ran back to the front door. We don’t need any official contest to know we have an Iron Boy living across the street.
Mehrling Muse 
It was 8 here and not getting much warmer. Fortunately it’s only for a day or two.
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I can’t believe I missed the entire thing!
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David and I would have missed the big moon event if I hadn’t read about it on Facebook. If we still had the newspaper delivered, I would have known. Other than things like this, I don’t miss all the bad news on a daily basis.
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No that’s why I avoid the news!
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All that fresh snow on the slopes, and too cold to go out and play…Ah well. Can’t believe you braved a walk in it. Well done! I think it was -8 when I got up this morning. Now it’s up to 4.
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We were warm on our walk, but that’s only because we still have our NY winter coats. Do you know if ANYONE was skiing or snowboarding this morning in your area?
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I’m in NY now so I don’t know. We are too far from the slopes here.
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I can’t keep up with you.
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I think you must all be iron people there, some go out moon watching in the cold, some slap around in bare feet and pyjamas but others go out walking in the cold without a care in the world.
xxx Massive Super Warm Hugs xxx
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LOL! We’re not iron people, but we do have warm coats from our New York days. Thanks for the super warm hugs. I could have used warm ear hugs a day or so ago.
xxx Winter Coat Hugs xxx
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Low 20’s so far but we have been a lot colder. You just never know. It is the wind that cuts through to the bones.
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We won’t stay cold for long. I think it was down to zero once in the four years we’ve been here in the mountains.
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15f here this morning Anne. Had your Chocolate roll the other day with our coffee, a great dipper. Put it in the freezer after you left. When I saw it, it was an AHA moment, thanks again.
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I’m glad you liked the chocolate roll. I am going to make one for us as soon as we get rid of all the other sweets in the house. There were too many temptations here this year.
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We missed the whole thing! On the other hand it was SO COLD — it dipped below zero here last night and the wind chill made it seem even colder — I don’t think we would have lasted long trying to watch it.
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I wonder if you could have seen any of the moon action from inside the house. I doubt we could have.
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I would have missed the blood moon too but thank you for the picture of the moon saying good bye behind the mountains- just like he was saying- until next time then.
Logan and his cold tolerance- very much admired and appreciated.
But your persistence in walking through this cold is appreciated too. Hope the horses are warm.
Susie
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The horses don’t seem to mind the cold. They stand still and enjoy the warmth when the sun comes up.
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I have a theory, explained to me by a mother of boys, that until they’re 18 they don’t feel the temperature. That their confused male minds don’t even register it, so need worrying about what they wear outside in the cold. Logan would be an example of that theory.
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Sounds like Logan fits your theory, for sure! Grandson David was the different one. He was always on the verge of being too thin and was often cold.
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Moon set was beautiful … Logan will be one of those folks who take the “Polar Plunge” into a cold body of water on New Year’s Day for charity, or just for the heck of it. 🙂
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I’m sure you are right about Logan. He’s willing to try anything extreme.
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Yup, you watch – another 10 years and he’ll be “that guy”.
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Is it not funny that kids don’t seem to feel the cold like we do?
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Children are not as sensitive to heat, either. Like you, I wonder why.
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