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rain yesterday sub zero today how fare your winter gardens

14 years ago

rain.... a january novelty here yesterday slightly eroded the snow pack....overnight 10 fresh inches...and under todays blue skies...with rejuvenated snowpack and radiational cooling a valiant struggle up to 4F ...now at dinner time it is sinking fast -14F how low will it go....the forecast is -31F .... tonight stoke the stove let the faucets drip and read todays batch of seed catalogs and in the morn I'm hitting the hot springs....

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sunnyca_gw
14 years ago
Just got my kids back to So. Dak today, airport closed at Sioux Falls after they got off & waiting passengers got on the plane heading back to LAX. Interstate was open & pretty good so made it home to discover that driveway cleared by relatives yesterday had 2 ft. of snow so blew it off with snowblower & got truck in garage. The relatives live in sight of their house & their furnace is out so DS & wife may have company tonight if the electric heaters aren't enough. I was worried they wouldn't even get home. When they came the Interstate was icy all the way & they nearly went back home. Had a great time & didn't want to leave. They love the ocean & 2 son's & families had come out also. Lot of misery coming in upper & lower states these next few days. It was in 70's here & roses are blooming & daffadoils are 8 in. high, probably will get a freeze before they bloom & finish them off. I couldn't take the cold any more!!
rhodium
14 years ago
Well one good thing about snow is the need for plowing!
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But I think it's deer season, so bambi is hiding deeper in the woods. With the continued snow cover, it's a matter of time before they become desparate for forage and night stalking my tender tips and buds.
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