Re: check in time

Brrr. To my amazement, it's been 28 windless degrees since about 5:30 this AM. Beginning to feel like I'm stuck in a time warp of some kind. 

On Dec 21, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Donna wrote:
currently at 4pm, our temp is minus 3 with wind chill minus 29. Actually this is the best it has been,..... we have 35-40 mph winds which is making it brutal out there. Got about an inch to two inches of snow (hard to tell with 
the drifting) last night.
So far (fingers crossed) the trees haven't lost any limbs yet. I figured the 
wind would take them out....

So far we only flickered power a couple of times.  But our lines are
underground. We have no power at work....or so my answering machine said... 

Donna



--- On Sun, 12/21/08, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:



We had snow most of the day yesterday--about 4 inches accumulated--
then last night freezing rain, so this morning the snow is covered
with a thin crust of ice. Have to say the dogwood outside my window is
spectacular, like something Steuben would make.


On Dec 21, 2008, at 8:02 AM, Catharine Carpenter wrote:


Went to below zero last night! May get up to 10 today.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Dec 20, 2008, at 7:16 PM, Judy Browning wrote:


We still have snow on the ground 16 F this am on my way to work.
Sunny part of the day, so the roads got slushy. Frozen again when I
came home just now, 16F again, roads just a bit slick, but home
with no problem. Took it slow.
I saw our winter friend the woodpecker opening walnuts in the back
yard last week. Snow is deeper, but (s)he will be back if nothing
else is available. I see 2 or 3 every winter. Sometimes when the
snow is deep, they dive in & fan their wings like they're

taking a

dust bath & uncover the nuts so they can break them open. The
little chickadees wait until they're done, then pick up any

crumbs.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Catharine Carpenter"

<cathycrc@comcast.net



To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] check in time



It always amuses me that, for juncos, my area defines "flying



south  for the winter". Took part in our area's Audubon

society

Christmas  bird count today. We logged about 30 species. We saw a



flock of nine  bluebirds and logged 4 different raptors. More
American tree sparrows  than I could have imagined.  My only
disappointment was no turkeys!
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Dec 20, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:


About six inches of snow here overnight, and the temperature
is around 20 degrees and falling.  They finally came to plow

the

road and our drive around noon.  This is a new plow guy.  The
one who used to come did a really bad job - pushed piles of
snow up against the garage doors so we couldn't get the

cars

out, etc.  This one did a much better job, but I hope he is

more

prompt in the future.  We are not on a town road so  the
neighborhood has to contract with a private plower. Those down
near the main road don't want to pay for the whole road,

so the

four houses up at our end have to bear the most of it.

Interestingly, yesterday juncos showed up ahead of the storm.
I'd been watching for them for a couple of weeks, but

hadn't

seen any.  Yesterday there was a flock - must have been more
than a dozen - in the backyard.  I guess that's why

they're

sometimes called "snow birds."
Auralie

In a message dated 12/19/2008 1:00:05 PM Eastern Standard

Time,

cathycrc@comcast.net writes:

On Dec 19, 2008, at 7:08 AM, Donna wrote:


weather here is the pits, but I am sure it is for most of

the

country within
the 48hr period.  How is everyone doing?




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Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
39.9" Precipitation
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
39.9" Precipitation
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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