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BRRR! It is so cold here! (2 pics)

16 years ago

It is in the mid 20s and we have a steady north wind of 30 mph or more - gusting much higher. We're in a winter storm warming, although the worst should be over in a few hours. DH went to the mall earlier (yes, he's NUTS!), and he said it is like driving in a blizzard.

These were taken a few hours ago.

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donna_oh
16 years ago
Love your deer! We've had a few in our neighborhood & I think they're visiting me! Apples & corn are gone in the AM!

You're pics are great!

Donna (^_^)
okwriter
Original Author
16 years ago
Oh, and my folks have been without power for the last few hours, along with hundreds of other people in this area. The winds are wreaking havoc with the power lines! My sis fired up their generator for coffee and TVs, plus they have propane for heat, so they'll be OK. Sure is miserable, though, even from inside the house! Some places north and west of us this morning already had 1-2' snow drifts from just a few inches of snow - that's how hard it was blowing!
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Oh, you girls are making me hungry. I went to the grocery store tonight so we had rotiserie chicken from there. Good excuse to save the container for winter sowing, lol. Tomorrow I will make beef stroganoff with wine and mushroom sauce to make up the last couple of nights, lol. I can cook really good but its not as much fun to cook for just the 2 of us and I have gained a lot of weight from my hubby trying to make me eat all the time. His favorite is rice. If he doesn't have it at least once a day he thinks the world is ending. On weekends he eats it breakfast lunch and dinner. I actually miss potatoes, lol. I bought me a couple to bake for myself and load them with butter sour cream, cheese and bacon bits. Look out arteries, lol. Can you overnight me some of those sticky buns, lol. Make a great midnight snack.
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brrr... kinda cold...
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KT - Thanks for thinking of us up here in the north! We got sprinkles of snow all morning, but happily I'm low enough in elevation that nothing major came down and none of it stuck. Apparently it was elevation dependent, with higher areas like the Monadnock area and the mountains up north getting snow while the rest of us got a mix of light snow & slush along with rain. My tender plants did NOT go out today! Geez . . . March was April-like, and now April is being March-like. I'll be glad to see the warm weather the end of the week. (&I'll be glad to have it warmer at work where they seem to have turned down the heat.)
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Yum! We didn't have school yesterday. I baked a blueberry braided bread and an apple pie. Only a small sliver of pie was left this morning!
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I hadn't thought about the tick population, but let's all cross our fingers that their decline is the silver lining of this all. I haven't spent much time in the garden, but the fruit trees have plump buds ready for next year. The blueberries are all flushed pink. The rhododendron won't drop its buds, but boy are those leaves shriveled by the cold! Some things that I cannot believe are living: a patch of strawberries in a well insulated, rocky nook are still producing tender leaves; a sedum right nearby divided this autumn and has 'bud-lettes' growing from all over; finally sage rosemary and thyme all seem to love how winter reduces their competition. I'll have so many herbs by next spring that I might create a dedicated herb garden.
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maryanntx
16 years ago
I love your pics! The deer seem to be well fed!
I was expecting cooler weather today. Yesterday our temps were close to 80Âº. Today it is windy, but very sunny and nice.

I hope your parents get their power back soon!
summer_tx
16 years ago
Poor cold deer Rita. You need to get out there and start them a bond fire. :) Sure looks chilly over your way. We're due 15 for a low tonight. We had the cold, blowing snow this morning, but it cleared off nicely. Our company is waiting another day to head this way from Dallas though. The 80 car pile up on 287 stopped them in their tracks!

Keeping our fingers crossed that your folks get their power back on.
okwriter
Original Author
16 years ago
MaryAnn, they have come to depend on DHs endless supply of corn. LOL!

I heard about that bad wreck on the news, Summer! YIKES!

My folks have their power back, and the winds have finally laid down. I even got to see a pink sky as the sun was setting. But dang - it is cold!
susanjf_gw
16 years ago
just heard I 70 was closed up in kansas earlier today...
ronf_gw
16 years ago
Hey Rita,
You're in a Winter Storm Warming? That doesn't sound so bad.
Ron
moonie_57 (8 NC)
16 years ago
Those sure are beautiful pics! Sometimes I yearn to live some place where it isn't 67 degrees on the first day of winter. :)

If I could see one good snowfall a year, I'd be happy.
minnie_tx
16 years ago
Beautiful pics!!

It is 38Â° here in NE Texas with wild winds around 40 MPH Thank goodness no snow!!

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