High of 14, with minor wind. Walking was possible, though Pax did once pick up his remodeled hind leg.

Me and Wombat, getting acquainted last Saturday. Thanks to Bri for the photo.

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To ....

It was "his mistake. He should not have built the fire under the pine tree. He should have built it in an open space. But it had been easier to pull the sticks from the bushes and drop them directly on the fire.

Now the tree under which he had done this carried a weight of snow on its branches. No wind had been blowing for weeks and each branch was heavy with snow. Each time he pulled a stick he shook the tree slightly. There had been just enough movement to cause the awful thing to happen. High up in the tree one branch dropped its load of snow. This fell on the branches beneath. This process continued, spreading through the whole tree. The snow fell without warning upon the man and the fire, and the fire was dead. Where it had burned was a pile of fresh snow."

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—Another darned quiz: name of story and author, and also how cold it was when the fire went out.