Sling's got a ticket to ride!..

I may have given the impression in my last post,that O-Town was still enjoying a crisp Fall landscape.
..NOT!
We've been huddled against record low temperatures (17F.-27F.) for the last several days,and it's pretty much taken it's toll.

Fortunately for the owner of this Walnut orchard,the season's harvest has already been brought in.
..The ground is covered for acres in glistening crystal spheres.
Automatic sprinkler systems created these curious ice sculptures overnight!


..I don't know if the trees look creepy,or beautiful.
I think beautiful.


Even a weed takes on an interesting silhouette,when it's locked in suspended animation..


Those industrious kids that put that world famous California citrus on our tables,may not have fared as well.
The Mandarin Oranges,my personal favorite,ripened early enough,but Grapefruit and Navel Oranges still have a week or so,and some losses are expected.
..We'll just pass the costs on to your morning Orange juice.


********In The Woots and Hoos News!********

Christmas is ever joyous for me wherever I celebrate..Still,I've been absent from
the hearth of kin on this occasion for the last five years, and quite naturally miss being surrounded by sleepy-eyed Slinglets come Christmas morn.
This year,I'll be hauling my happy ass down south to spend the holiday with Darling Daughter,and the entire Brood!..
I'm holding the round-trip tickets (via Greyhound) Darling Daughter sent me,even as we speak.
Plus!..As an added bonus!..She's promised to throw a super soiree in honor of my having managed to circle the Sun yet another year,without getting hit by a bus...THANK YOU BABY!

It's Friday,and it may be as cold as a witch's tit outside,..but life is warm and fuzzy on the inside in Sling's Domain..