Saturday December 23rd 2006

The Weather Rock Report
Saturday December 23rd 2006
Location: The Bozeman House Front Yard, Bozeman, MT

Christmas time’s a’coming! Yes I must admit the festivities of this Christmas-Holiday-Festival-Season have finally gotten to me. The general air of merriment is somewhat infectious and I truly am enjoying the spirit of the season.
Started cool this morning at 3.2 degrees gradually warming throughout the day reaching a high of 35.7 at 7 PM this evening. As of this writing the temperature is 30.9 degrees and there is a steady wind coming from the west. Overcast most of the day, clearing for a brief moment at 4 PM then clouding back over.
The family was gone most of the day- different members leaving then returning and then others leaving in their stead. This activity has been going all month almost and they will return with plastic carry bags with various printing on the outside. If they have no carry bags with them when they return they act very dejected and sorry indeed.
I assume it is some way of showing strength to the rest of the family. The more they gather it shows they are more worthy to be a part of the group. There is an added strange ritual of them trying to hide different bags from different members of the family- completely at random it seems.
Perhaps they do it out of kindness- they don’t wish for the other members to feel weaker. The holidays make people act quite strange indeed.

I will post my next report tomorrow.

The Weather Rock

Friday December 22nd 2006

The Weather Rock Report
Friday December 22nd 2006
Location: The Bozeman House Front Yard, Bozeman, MT

Well it seems old wives tales can be true. There was a half inch of snow that fell this morning and it was very foggy and overcast most of the day clearing around 4:30 PM. The temperature was 23.1 reaching a high of 30.2 at 1 PM today. As of this writing the temperature is 7.5 degrees.
However the snow did melt before I was able to take photographic evidence of it so I have shown a different photograph then the usual.
The photograph is of the beautiful evening sunset- the photograph doesn’t give it justice but it turned out rather interesting all the same.

I will post my next report tomorrow.

The Weather Rock

Thursday December 21st 2006

The Weather Rock Report
Thursday December 21st 2006
Location: The Bozeman House Front Yard, Bozeman, MT

Slightly overcast with the cloud cover building as the day progressed. 3.9 degrees this morning reaching a high of 32.0. As of this writing the temperature is 22.2 degrees.
As yet another holiday comes up I must mention today was the longest day of the year. So I wish you a happy/merry/good Winter Solstice in addition to the Christmas-Holiday-Festival Season.
There was a very red sunrise today and there is a saying ‘Red At Night, Sailors Delight, Red in the Morning Sailors Warning.’
The cloud cover seems to agree with this old adage and we shall see if the weather will change for the worse.

I will post my next report tomorrow.

The Weather Rock

Wednesday December 20th 2006

The Weather Rock Report
Wednesday December 20th 2006
Location: The Bozeman House Front Yard, Bozeman, MT

Sunny and partly hazy today. The temperature this morning was 3.1 reaching a high of 30.1 at 5PM today. As of this writing the temperature is 5.0 degrees.
The snow is slowly melting and evaporating off the mountains to the general dismay of the family. However it seems the sacred area called the ‘Ski Resort’ where they make their offerings to the weather gods (as mentioned in my previous report) is located on the other side of the mounting, thus safely protected from the unwanted warmth and sunlight.
Which I find very amusing- the lack of warmth and sunlight is protecting the snow and cold they need to make their offerings, yet the cold is what they wish for the gods to take away in the first place- which started the entire reason for their offerings to begin with.
The ‘resort’ however has been deemed unworthy by the local priests to open until the 22nd of December causing some dismay to many. Perhaps I will be able to travel to this most sacred place and give a report sometime in the near future.

I will post my next report tomorrow.

The Weather Rock

Tuesday December 19th 2006

The Weather Rock Report
Tuesday December 19th 2006
Location: The Bozeman House Front Yard, Bozeman, MT

Sunny with brief moments of cloud cover today. Temperature this morning was 3.0 reaching a high of 28.4 at 6PM this evening. As of this writing the temperature is 10.2 degrees.
The mountains in the distance are often used by humans in an outdoor job involving traveling great distances for no reason whatsoever other then to (I suppose) test their skills at navigating paths to narrow for humans with their lumbering feet and ungainly bodies to traverse.
Sometimes once they reach the top they will strap thin long trees (that have been smoothed and painted in bright colors used as good luck symbols) and throw themselves downhill. Others will try and cross level areas in those devices.
I assume it is some sort of offering to their gods- a way of pleading for the warmer weather to arrive- because they always seem quite despondent until enough snow arrives for them to begin their trials.

I will post my next report tomorrow.

The Weather Rock

Monday December 18th 2006

The Weather Rock Report
Monday December 18th 2006
Location: The Bozeman House Front Yard, Bozeman, MT

Cold and slight hazy and cloudy today. –5.1 this morning reaching a high of 20.1 at 4PM As of this writing the temperature is 3.9 degrees.
To add to the list of animal wildlife 5 Pheasants were spotted on the road this afternoon. I remember hearing several years ago the family bought and raised around a dozen of them then released them into the wild. The family seemed very happy to see they are still living in the area.
The grass is started to show though the snow- and the snow is crunchy on the top crust with a soft granular under-snow.

I will post my next report tomorrow.

The Weather Rock

Sunday December 17th 2006

The Weather Rock Report
Sunday December 17th 2006
Location: The Bozeman House Front Yard, Bozeman, MT

Very cold and clear all day today. This morning the temperature was -2.0 degrees reaching a high of 15.4 at 4 PM today and as of this writing the temperature is 0.0.
Nothing much to report except- except for the sighting of two different wildlife creatures.
The first sighting (of which I do have photographic evidence) is of the great American Bald Eagle. A magnificent bird- I am afraid my photographic device just doesn’t give it credit. However I did not take this amazing photograph myself- I must give credit to the father figure in the household. They seem to borrow my photographic device at odd intervals yet I was able to acquire this photograph for my own records. (And I was very happy he was able to show this magnificent bird.)
The second sighting of which I have no evidence solves the mystery of the strange animal tracks seem in previous photographs. Late this afternoon I saw what I think was a Red Fox. (It may be another breed of Fox but it was most defiantly a Fox.) It hopped happily by my station before heading off to who knows where. I will let you know if I see it again.

I will post my next report tomorrow.

The Weather Rock