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Surprise Snow, Mud Rain, Blood Moon - and Renovating my Writer Cabin
I don't have pictures of these short-term weather phenomena. But they are interesting to watch. My new writing cabin is making progress - while I find…
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Spring Brings Short Grass - While I Paint my Writers Cabin
Their winter bales are done. Now my cows crop the short new grass of Spring, while I furiously work to get my writing cabin readied. All until I can get…
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Warm, Dry, Wet, Cold - All Good Times for Writing
Warm enough to get some painting done on an older trailer - then days of rain where it's better to stay inside and finish up books. Such is life out…
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Still Early for Spring - A New Book, Though...
The truly cold winter days are now over. March and April "whether" forecasts predict grass growing. Meanwhile, I've finished up that last book...
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Whumped by the Arctic - Not Bad, Though...
A week of mostly single-digit days and sub-zero nights tested our setup. We passed. And my writing continued - while wearing more layers...
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Another Over-hyped Winter Storm Passes
My calm cows took it all in stride. Of course, they don't know English and have no TV or Internet. But I opened up my second set of bales, just in…
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Hot in Shirtsleeves, Then Ice Two Days Later
We don't have "slow news days" on the farm. Weather affects our production directly. Yes we enjoy 60-degree days in February, but not freezing rain 48…
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Snapshot: fencing...
For those of you wondering about my day-to-day life (when I'm not writing...)
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February in Two Days - Feels Like Early March
Just like that, all that clinging snow is gone and the ditches are filling up with rain water, as the frozen ground below sends it away. For now.
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February came early. While we missed the bullet...
Our troubles are nothing to complain about, especially as our South was swamped with snow they couldn't prepare for. Some things you can prep for, some…
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The "Polar Vortex" Media Winter
Same type of underperforming weather we experienced last week. They use the over-hyped phrase again. Yes, we had some snow. No, it's not melting much…
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The Polar Vortex Fizzles
A classic case of media over-hype. Yes, we had a big snow dump. Yes, we had three nights of near 0 temps. But it wasn't really that big of a thing. Just…
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