Post by: Uncle Russ on October 12, 2016, 11:23:55 AM
Back yard was white with frost..I got up this morning, put on the summer shorts I was wearing yesterday, and went to let the dogs out. Man was I ever surprised!
The Black Lab loved it! She was rolling on that frost like it was snow....
This past Summer was, IMO, a bit warmer than past Summers and I am actually tickled pink that Fall has finally arrived here in the Columbia Basin.
The high today is going be in the mid 60's, and that's my kind of weather to get things done.
Uncle Russ...
Post by: rollingb on October 12, 2016, 11:41:37 AM
Post by: Rocklock on October 12, 2016, 02:08:10 PM
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Post by: Hank in WV on October 12, 2016, 04:47:32 PM
Post by: Uncle Russ on October 12, 2016, 05:26:44 PM
Quote from: "Hank in WV"
I'll take the 80's and low humidity for these old bones.That "low humidity" is the part I like best!
I just can't take heat and high humidity any more.
It's 2pm here now, went out about hour and half ago to prune the Apricot tree, because those who know about such things say "prune, ASAP after 1st. frost"...well, today was ASAP in my mind, when I went outside I had on a hoodie sweat-shirt, after about 20 minutes with that saw and I had to come out of that sweat-shirt....the temperature was already back in the high 60's...
Guess I'll take a little nap and see if I might want to clean up my mess a little better....got the big limbs down but still got all them little branches to do with hand clippers.
The little ol' tree doesn't look like much with all its limbs gone, but it sure is a good producer.
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Uncle Russ...
Post by: Ohio Joe on October 12, 2016, 06:43:16 PM
Post by: Bigsmoke on October 15, 2016, 06:44:53 PM
We finally got a skiff of rain here on the central coast. First measurable rain since April.
Sure do hope I get my 4 additional rain barrels before the rain finishes for the year.
Talked to the people who I am going to get them from last Wednesday, and they say about the first of November. Between now and then, I guess I can build a stand to place them on and round up the hardware for the project. That will give me another 220 gallons of storage. Not really a big deal, but it will be good to irrigate with later in the year.
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Here is on the west side of the house with a three barrel system in place. I will be adding one more to this side when I get the other barrels.
Mr. Rube Goldberg would be proud of me.
John
Post by: Uncle Russ on October 15, 2016, 07:09:57 PM
Power outages everywhere on the West side, trees down, major highways closed. It's a mess over in the Seattle, Olympia, and Centralia areas.
Wind has taken the covers off both of my boats, and it's still raining sideways.
I ventured out earlier to make sure I had the plus out of both of 'em, don't want them filling up with rain...but I'm good to go.
We haven't lost power yet, a few "flickers" but that's it.
Mama Bear has enough candles out to heat the house if need be...lol
Snoqualmie Pass is open but down to one lane going West, White Pass was closed earlier today due to slides...good news is, this should all be over with sometime around noon tomorrow.
Hope everyone on the road is safe, it's not a good time to be out traveling right now.
I can't forgot to mention the folks on the East Coast! WOW!
NC is still 10' over flood stage in many places, and thousands if not hundreds of thousands will be rebuilding for years.
Our hearts and prayers are with all those affected by these recent storms. I can't complain, so far, nothing serious has happened to me or my family.
Uncle Russ...
Post by: Bigsmoke on October 15, 2016, 08:05:20 PM
At first, I thought it was totally inane, but after giving it a bit of thought, it could be a pretty good idea, if'n the pipe was big enough to really make a difference.
Glad to hear that you are all buttoned down and have a bunch of candles layed aside. And that the plugs are out of your boats.
And yes, I feel for the folks on the east side of the country. They have taken some pretty hard punches recently.
Keep dry, my friend.
Post by: Buzzard on October 17, 2016, 01:33:08 PM
Post by: Spotted Bull on October 17, 2016, 04:42:37 PM