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Tag Archives: weather
Photo Friday: Icy Winter Wonderland
Our recent weather has turned cold and wet. This week we had snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice coming down over a two day period, and it left everything outside covered in a coat of ice. The grill is just … Continue reading
Harvest Monday February 26, 2018
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Once again I relied on an indoor crop to give us a fresh harvest last week. I made two cuttings of sunflower shoots, which I had growing under lights … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, CoCoRaHS, Cooper's Hawk, sunflower shoots, sweet potatoes, weather
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Getting Local with the Weather
I have always been fascinated by the weather. When I was in grade school, we had a science teacher who had us go out and record the temperature and relative humidity, using a sling psychrometer that we whirled around. Then, … Continue reading
Monday Recap: Greening and Flooding
If April showers bring May flowers, then what does a March deluge bring? One thing it brings is flooding, and our local rivers (like the Ohio) are out of their banks and well past flood stage. We have had almost … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged carrots, flooding, lettuce, Monday Recap, petunias, Purple Haze, rain, spinach, weather
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Novembrrr Snow Daze
A local meteorologist has a contest every year to guess the date of the first one inch (or greater snowfall. I wonder if anyone chose November 17th this year? We not only got that inch, but several more to go … Continue reading