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Post by iva on Feb 11, 2009 11:30:35 GMT -5
Thanks, bunkie, I'll bookmark it  |
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Post by stratcat on Feb 11, 2009 12:04:04 GMT -5
We started our January thaw on the weekend and lost most of our deep snow. Tuesday we hit 54F (12C) with bright sunshine! Out of long johns and back into shortpants for my walk to the Post Office and around town.  Sat out on my Friendgirl's deck drinking homemade beers, looking at garden catalogs and watching the horses in the pasture. Before dark, deer came out of the woods 600' (180m) away to feed. I brought Red Robin and Coyote tomato seed and left with a gallon of homemade wine.  Today: 44F (6C), rain, fog. Yuck! john |
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Post by Kelly on Feb 11, 2009 12:18:02 GMT -5
Ever since the end of January it's been more or less hovering around 0C here with a few days it's been around 4C or 5C. It's nice to feel those "warm" temperatures (relatively speaking of course), and despite the fact there's still about 2ft of snow on the ground as I look out my living room window, it's been steadily melting (there was 3ft of snow at the beginning of January!). I'm pretty positive it's going to stay around these temperatures and just keep going up from here, which I couldn't be happier about . |
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Post by utopiate on Feb 11, 2009 13:35:39 GMT -5
Four feet of snow! Wow. The heavy snows missed me this year. Bare patches already showing on some south facing slopes here. Looks like less than a foot in the deeper places around the house. Looking forward to an early spring, but not to shortages of water from the mountain runoff.
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Post by stratcat on Feb 11, 2009 14:08:12 GMT -5
Got out in this pea soup for my walk.
Planted four Catawissa onion bulbils that sat out all winter on a metal table near my back step. They had green shoots sticking out so I planted them ~one knuckle deep.
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Post by Alan on Feb 11, 2009 16:35:08 GMT -5
It's been feeling like spring here again for a couple of days, temps in the 60's and fighting the urge to plant when I know it will cool off quite a bit again! Today we had some decently vicious storms move through and the wind is blowing at about 30 miles and hour right now so haven't done much today, harvested some worm castings for about an hour, debated writing a new paper, dreamed about spring and summer, the taste of sweet corn, read a bit of a book. Tomorrow I clean the large greenhouse, set up the tables and mass produce soil blocks. Friday and Saturday I plant brassica plants.
Gotta clean out the chicken coop and compost that stuff soon. I'm running out of efficient areas to place large compost piles, but that's ok, it's a good thing!
Having fun dreaming about warmer weather, edamame soy beans, grill outs, drinking my home made wine and more!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Feb 11, 2009 16:39:16 GMT -5
Telsing, I was just at the edge of the Ottawa Valley between Kingston & Perth for 15 years.
Three weeks ago, we moved the the Niagara Region between Niagara Falls, so I'm now something like 2 zones warmer than you are in Ottawa.
It's not much different during summer, but it's the difference in frost dates that I never seemed to get used to.
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Post by emmajane on Feb 11, 2009 18:48:59 GMT -5
Here in Essex it is wet wet wet, slightly spring like with snowdrops now in full bloom and the crocus showing signs of buds. Daffs and tulips are a few inches out of the ground and the plump buds on the trees are looking promising. However, it is still really cold in the mornings minus 1 this morning when I went to work, and some parts of the country still have snow. Bbrr
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Post by plantsnobin on Feb 12, 2009 8:21:55 GMT -5
Well, yesterday we had strong storms again, lost power for about 12 hours again. That is 5 power outages for us since last Sept. It is getting a little old. Wish they would bury the lines, but they say it is too expensive.
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Post by emmajane on Feb 12, 2009 18:08:46 GMT -5
Can't believe it. 4 inches of snow have fallen this evening, literally within 4 hours. The weathermen promise it will have cleared by morning. I am desperate to get to my allotment but mother nature is really doing her worst!
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Post by houseodessey on Feb 12, 2009 18:28:18 GMT -5
I saw my first robin yesterday so that's a good sign. I am so tempted to put things out but know we'll freeze or at least frost before Easter. Waaah!
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Post by sandbar on Feb 12, 2009 22:40:06 GMT -5
Like Alan, we had unseasonably warm temperatures the past several days which finally melted off our snow cover. Yesterday was 61F and extremely high winds (gusts close to 70). I now have shingles to replace, guttering to repair (from the snow/ice storm three weeks ago), a busted up slide on our boy's playset in the back yard and various broken outdoor items. The winds shook the whole house and we have been blasted with 20-40 mph sustained winds for over 24 hours. The worst winds were last evening from around 8 pm to 4 am this morning. Most of the schools in our county closed since they didn't have electrical power. Our school is on the same power grid as our neighbor (the county hospital), so we always get power back real fast if the grid goes down.  Anyhow, we had school as normal today. A nice benefit is that the wind is helping to dry up the soggy ground quickly. Sunny today and tomorrow. If the snow holds off and temps stay warm enough, I may do some plowing on Saturday or Monday since I didn't get it done last fall. |
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Post by flowerpower on Feb 13, 2009 4:53:53 GMT -5
We got to see the ground for one day. lol Then we had snow showers all day yesterday.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Feb 13, 2009 9:24:05 GMT -5
Fog, torrential rains, then fog and colder temperatures last night, no doubt contributing to the Crash of Flight 3407 just 20 minutes from here. May the Souls lost in that crash find their way into the Light....
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Post by bunkie on Feb 13, 2009 10:19:27 GMT -5
yes blue, we're seeing pictures of the crash on the news this morning. amazing the plane just hit one house! bubbling them up for sure!
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Anyhow, we had school as normal today.
