We’ve had lot of weather drama this month –  ‘normal’ spring days mixed with hot summery temperatures and then, in the middle of the month, 21 inches of snow.   Even with days of warm temperatures, that much snow took more than a week to melt.

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It’s still winter – the time of the winter when we get days, or sometimes almost a week, of warm temperatures.  On those days the snow melts away, but then it gets cold again and snows again, so it’s not spring yet.

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It’s cold here these days!  January has been snowy and very cold – more like winters in the past.  In the last few years we’ve had hardly any snow and we’ve been able to work outside most days – but not this winter.  Continue reading →

It’s been a cold December this year – with more snow and ice than we’ve had for a while.  And this week a big snowstorm came to finish off the year.

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November weather has been mostly cool and dry – perfect for outside projects.  But winter arrived in the last few days with strong winds and snow, so it looks like our fall projects are finished for this season.  Continue reading →

Fall leaf colors have been subdued this year, but still colorful.  There’s been enough wind every few days to blow the leaves off the trees, so none of the colors have lasted very long.

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Fall temperatures and flowers are here, and tree leaves are turning from green to yellow.

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End of the summer weather has arrived – cool sunny days, very cool nights, and a few big rainstorms.  One storm brought nearly 6 inches of rain.  A creek in the next valley flooded, but we haven’t had any flooding here.

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I’m still pulling Wild Parsnip, but finally – this week – I’m nearly done.  Continue reading →

This has been a month of very changeable weather – first dry and cool, followed by dry, hot and windy, and this week, heavy rain.

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