Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 46F @ 5:45AM. Cloudy this morning. A few showers developing during the afternoon. High 49F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

The weather forecasts here have been off as well, it's raining now when "they" say it won't start 'till this afternoon. I was hoping for a break in the weather so I could take the trash can up to the gate, but no such luck yesterday. Instead, the electric gate opener was dead as a doornail and I had to come back down to the house to get a key to open it. I stayed dry in a canvas duster and hat, but by the time that was done my fingers were aching with the cold. The Kubota side-by-side didn't like it, either, as it stumbled and almost died a few times, which it now seems to do until it warms up. Probably a TBN thread out there on that somewhere, so I'll do some digging today.

Mostly fed the wood stove and practiced energy conservation yesterday. Nice to catch up on that once in a while...

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's 23° this morning. The snow showers yesterday turned into about 8 inches of snow. We have a winter weather advisory tell 2pm today. With a few more inches of snow and wind gusting as high as 45 mph. The high will be in the low 30's.

I know what I'll be doing today, just not sure when I'll get started.

Hope everyone gets a good start to the week.
CWB.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low went to 26F, going up to 40F today, partly cloudy to mostly sunny. What is the demarcation for the difference? Is it 60% clouds or 60% sun?

The snow /rain never really materialized yesterday. A few very light sprinkles during the day, then a brief snow flurry last night. The temp dropped quickly and the wind suddenly kicked in becoming very gusty. The snow started melting off making a muddy mess.

Claye, thanks for closing the window and keeping all the snow up there!

Drew, I hope that the tinititus is just a simple issue.

Don (trailboss), I thought you were retired? Energizer Bunny competition?....take it easy, you don't have to get all that done in under a week....(we'll give you at least 10 days)

RNG, I hope the gate is just a simple fix. Didn't you put a new controller and battery on it? Hopefully nothing wrong with them.

RIP, not doing ladder work without someone around is a good idea. Hopefully you'll have everything prepped and the completion of the repairs will be easy and uneventful.

Today includes Vet visit for the new pup, then WallyWorld, then PT this afternoon. I should be worn out by then.

Everyone have a great day and start to the week! Prayers out.

 

[Thomas]

ronjhall
I did look at pictures from tail cam yesterday. Nothing but deer and Sandhill Cranes. Couple pictures had at least 5 deer at one time. They show up between 11 and 12 most nights.
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Has the bucks drop there antlers yet?

 

[Thomas]

ronjhall
I have 3 of the same lights with plastic housings. Don’t know how long the housings will last. But they are very bright and do not need to warm up to get bright.
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Have the same style and the only thing I don't like about them dang paper wasp building there nest.

 

[ronjhall]

ronjhall
I did look at pictures from tail cam yesterday. Nothing but deer and Sandhill Cranes. Couple pictures had at least 5 deer at one time. They show up between 11 and 12 most nights.
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Has the bucks drop there antlers yet?

No antlers in any of the pictures.

 

[riptides]

No antlers in any of the pictures.

Got a spike buck just two days ago.

Driveways done, just need a shovel into the barn. Man, that guy is so good. Looks like a million dollar estate without all the sweat equity on my part. Don't even need a rake anywhere. Sweetness.

Now what to do with the rest of the day? Cannot claim it was me working, so I need to find something else to do.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

We had snow showers here most of the day yesterday. The mix of snow and graupel snow amounted to .5” which gave some texture to the surface ice. Footing was fairly decent so I decided to remain on a low energy mode.

Today’s low was 9ºF and clear; presently 14ºF and high clouds are moving in overhead in advance of tonight’s snow which may turn over to all rain and back to snow as the secondary system follows the first Wednesday. I may see ~3” total; not enough to manage with the tractor. I would love to be surprised with higher accumulations. There’s always a model or model run that reflects my wishcasting. From the NWS/Norton-Boston: Sunday onward ...Beyond day 5. Wiggles, perturbations, amplitudes, etc., considerable forecast challenges with increasing chaos. …. Wait and see. Low confidence, stay tuned to later forecasts.”

Brogen got a nail trimming workout early AM today. 160#’s of active resistance, but with 3 on 1, he had no chance of escaping the torture.

The animal tracks around here are getting confusing and interesting. It seems that a lot of these visitors like walking in my prints. I really think one of those game cams would provide some interesting visitor pictures. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

I hope that all of you with doctors’ and PT appointments receive no surprises, bad news or painful experiences.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers

 

[ronjhall]

ronjhall
I have 3 of the same lights with plastic housings. Don’t know how long the housings will last. But they are very bright and do not need to warm up to get bright.
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Have the same style and the only thing I don't like about them dang paper wasp building there nest.

I have not seen a wasp yet. But maybe I need to check.
I am not allowed to go up on a ladder for one in middle of backyard. 18’ high on a pole that is over 60 years old.

 

[toppop52]

No bugs ...... is great news. Thanks Wng.

Like I said, since I switched my double fixtures to LED, I致e never had to clean the bugs off between house washings, which is once a year. I haven稚 seen any wasps either.
My friend did testing that showed they use roughly 1/4 as much power.