Monday, January 1, 1973
6 below at 9 a.m. Very light snow.
Have the flu. Pa is better
Tuesday, January 2, 1973
No data recorded. Sorry about that.
Here is where you know that she was writing these journals for someone else to read. But it still leads me back to the question of why there wasn't more information recorded.
Saturday, January 6, 1973
30 below. Fair. No wind. Snow-Safari called off.
This must have been some sort of snomobile club or something. Can't imagine why they called it off. Only 30 below. Wusses.
Saturday, January 13, 1973
Snomo at Mattfields. Beautiful warm day. 4 degrees at 8 a.m. 29 degrees at 6 p.m.
12 people, 10 cats, 1 Deere (These are the types of snowmobiles). Trees covered with frost. D Anderson, Bugelson, L&K Mattfield, Pa & Ma, Smiths (I think this is our family), J. Martins. One lone Bauer.
Saturday, January 20, 1973
15 degrees at 9 a.m. Trees are frost covered and pretty. 17 miles snomo ride. Some slush. Otherwise beautiful.
Thursday, January 25, 1973
34 degrees. 3 otter by the creek mouth.
Lydon Johnson's funeral.
I think I saw a wolf.
Entries like this are entertaining to me. Lyndon Johnson sandwiched between 3 otters and a wolf. All big news.
Saturday, January 27, 1973
Sprinkle of snow.
Viet Nam cease fire.
Saw the mink today.
Don called.
Pa coughing badly - wheezing.
Sunday, January 28, 1973
Bright clear day - all day.
To Babbitt at 10:30 a.m.
We lived in Babbitt.
Monday, January 29, 1973
4 below in Babbitt.
Otter have been in the open water.
Pa coughing badly in the a.m. at Jim's
Thursday, February 1, 1973
Minneapolis 3.2 inches of snow there this afternoon.
Saturday, February 3, 1973
4 degrees. Frosty trees. Bud & Pa found a new snomo trails. 35 miles.
Saturday, February 10, 1973
Lovely p.m. snomo to Sugar Lake. Mattfields & B. Bauer.
At that time, Sugar Lake was probably just a lake. Now it's has a huge resort and condos and houses all around it.
Monday, February 12, 1973
X-rays small spot.
Clearly, a little more information would be helpful here.
Friday, February 16, 1973
30 below. Clear and cold.
Have a gall stone - surgery?
I guess we know now why she had the x-ray.
Monday, February 19, 1973
26 degrees.
Pa & Jim 60 mile snomo ride.
Man on the creek apparently setting traps.
Tuesday, February 20, 1973
Called Johansson. Someone out here at 9:30 a.m. picked up one trap.
Saturday, February 24, 1973
Saw a lynx or a bobcat.
Tuesday, February 27, 1973
Surgery at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 28, 1973
Grandpa is writing now while Gram is in the hospital.
The otter was on the river this a.m.
Thursday, March 1, 1973
1 otter at breakfast time.
Friday, March 2, 1973
1 otter at 5 p.m. Male.
Saturday, March 3, 1973
1 otter at 8:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 4, 1973
1 otter at 6 p.m.
3 otter at 6:30
Monday, March 5, 1973
1 otter at breakfast time.
2 otter a few minutes later.
Tuesday, March 6, 1973
3 otter at 7 a.m.
1 otter at 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, March 7, 1973
1 otter at 4:30 p.m.
I don't know what else he did while she was in the hospital, but thank heavens he kept up with the otter count!
Thursday, March 8, 1973
Sunny mild beautiful day. Home from hospital. Great day. Beautiful out here.
Friday, March 9, 1973
20 degrees. Otter and mink here up until 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 11, 1973
Saw our first spring eagle. White head & tail.
Crows are here.
Monday, March 12, 1973
1st marsh hawk. Blackbirds..
Tuesday, March 13, 1973
42 degrees. Eagle in the tree across the creek.
2 otter in the mouth of the creek.
One hawk here.
Otter dived when the eagle came.
Mink here too.
Thursday, March 15, 1973
3 otter at 8 a.m.
Mink here too.
River open in great patches.
Eagle on the tree across right side of the island.
Woodchuck across the front lawn.
Big sheet of ice broke off at 4 p.m. and away she went.
Biggest of remaining ice went out about 5 p.m.
Friday, March 16, 1973
Mink out. Ducks still here.
Crossbills in bird feeder.
Pine grosbeaks in feeder.
River down 2 1/2 feet from last year. Lowest since we have owned the property.
Sunday, March 18, 1973
Darrel and Hope here.
1 merganser
1 eagle
Mink and Rats.
Also whistlers.
This has been a ridiculously long post, but now you're all caught up to 39 years ago today. I'll finish the month tomorrow.
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