Where has all the temperature gone?

It was supposed to be 70 degrees today. I was going to clean the pond filters and add water to the ponds and hot tub. When MaxieC woke me up (at 8:15am - bless his little soul for sleeping in today), I took a shower and then consulted the thermometer to determine what I should wear.

It said it was 34.3 degrees. That's a long way from 70.

What's up with that?

First Snow

As I noted in the previous post, it snowed on Sunday. Here are a couple photos from the "storm":


MaxieC and Me, CherkyB decided to hit the tub. The ladies joined us shortly thereafter.

It snowed today

Just like they said it would. It snowed for maybe two hours. A wet, sloppy, big-flaked snow of the kind that happens when it's just above freezing. It didn't really stick to the ground.

When I came downstairs, The Mrs. had The Childrens all bundled up in their winter jackets and mittens and boots. One of them asked me if I wanted to go out to play in the snow, and I replied, "I don't have any clothes on." I was still in my camouflage jammies.

So they all went outside, and I went upstairs to change. I changed into my bathing suit, grabbed a towel, and headed for the hot tub.

Note to self - next time wear shoes. The deck was very cold, as it had about 1/4" of slush accumulated on it.

Shortly thereafter, there were four people in the hot tub. Apparently, with this kind of snow, the best way to play in it is from the hot tub.

We lost 4 degrees in water temperature over the course of about a half hour. Snow landing in water cools it off quickly, it would seem. That was always the case with the ponds last winter, too. The only time they would freeze would be during a snowstorm.

I probably need to dig out the pond heaters and hook them up pretty soon.

The Lawn

It is mowed. It is winterizer fertilized. It is ready for the arrival of Flatulent Granny. I didn't pick up the dog poop, as Granny likes to do that.

Supposed to Snow Sunday

The Mrs. can barely contain herself. I think she likes the weather even more than I do. Maybe I should let her take over this blog.

Today it is raining

It's cold, too. Only 41 degrees.

The Childrens and I went outside to do the weekly hot tub maintenance. HannahC was pretty good at hosing off the filter cartridges. MaxieC tried, but he got soaked and bored. The both got to add chemicals.

I'm adding water to the back pond right now. The front pond also needs water. I will get to that after breakfast.

Today we had hail

It was cool.

Everybody's Friend Jack

I got up this morning, looked out the window, saw The Mrs. and The Childrens in the hot tub, and I thought of Jack.

It's been quite some time since I though of Jack in the morning first thing out of bed. The summer, with its many hours of warm sunlight, really helps me forget about Jack in the morning. But fall is here, and there he was. My old friend Jack.

Jack Frost.

The Wind, the Wind!

At about 5pm today, the wind suddenly kicked up, and the temperature dropped about 15 degrees over the course of a half hour. Naturally, The Mrs. decided this would be a great time for me to take The Childrens to the hot tub.

So we sat in the hot tub for a half an hour. My face froze from the driving wind, but the rest of me stayed warm in the water. The hot tub lost 1 degree while we were in it. I wonder what will happen in the dead of winter, when it is truly cold and not just chilly.

We had about 3000 bird fly over the hot tub while we were sitting in it. I don't know what kind, though they looked like some kind of generic blackbird. A gigantic flock flew over almost non-stop for the entire time we were there. It was freaky.

Snow, Damn You!

Been having a comment conversation with a dude named Eric on my world-renown snowblower post over at the other blog. It's gotten me itching for snow. I bet it won't snow an inch this year, just to spite me.