Tag: weather
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Ice and Frigid Air
It is fiercely chilly out here on the deserted rural midwest this week. Out on the tundra. Fierce chilly. But it does make for some incredible shots. Just photos today I think. They speak for themselves. I am cold everywhere and would like to curl up somewhere cosy – like bed. The coop (where I…
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Warm Muddy Midwest Winter
It is Wednesday – the weather is grim here on the Farmy. Not freezing though – not yet anyway. But how much mud do we really need? The dogs are heartily sick of having their feet washed so frequently. The weather occasionally drops below freezing but mostly it is a drab grey January. Eerily warm…
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ALL Those Things
The holidays have always been a difficult time for me and for many of you all too. I tend to either Clam Up or just turn into a mumbling grump. This time I think I just got on with it and dealt with the fallout once the children were gone. I was out in California…
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RAIN – Pouring Rain in a Golden Morning
It rained yesterday afternoon and is still raining this morning. And after months in California the rain feels luxurious. Probably an inconvenience to the city people but joyous to us out here in the country. It has not rained since I returned to the farm. The harvest is a few weeks off yet and no…
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113F Here Today
I am back in Visalia, CA. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN!!! It has been getting hotter and hotter and drier and drier. We have had only one short shower since March. So, the water council has asked us to use less water because it is so hot that people are using more power to run their…
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