Winter, winter, go away

Winter, winter, go away, all the golfers want to play......

After skiing yesterday, a friend and I played golf today at our favorite course, Civitan, in Farmington. What a great day - sunshine, a cool breeze, and lots of citizens on the course, playing nice together. We did as well as we usually do - and that's variable - but had a great time, par for the course!

The winter seemed unending, especially with snow storm after snow storm hitting us here in the Four Corners. Of course the weather we received can in no way compare to the rest of the country and what they experience each and every winter. However, we are a bit spoiled. When it snows, it melts - rather quickly. We can drive, we can tool around town, and NO shoveling usually occurs! This winter was a little different in terms of shoveling and my aching back knows it. We'll have lots of water coming our way this spring and summer, an unbelievable plus for us in the high desert.

Last week saw Golf I starting again, the sixth time, at least, for me. Our new instructor is Ryan, a young man going pro this year. He has many helpful suggestions and is very polite and soft spoken. We were on the driving range at Riverview Golf Course in Kirtland for Thursday's class and Ryan gave me more of a clue about how to aim the ball. I practiced his tips today and actually saw my golf ball go where I intended quite a few times - remarkable!

More to come in the weeks ahead - golf, hiking, and best of all - Spring!