Saturday, 10:45 am: It’s hard to describe our weather over the last week. Either Mother Nature is confused, or I am totally confused. It’s probably the latter. Whatever the case, it is in the high 30s now, and yesterday the high temperature was in the low 40s. Last night our low didn’t even get below freezing. Our weather is pushing the envelope for unpredictability.

Along with the unusually consistent warm temperatures comes snowmelt, and lots of it. Our snow stake has lost about four inches and currently is at 20 inches. Today when I brought in firewood, I had to wear my rubberized boots while I slogged through large and unavoidable water puddles in our backyard. If they freeze we’ll have nice slick patches to slip and fall; maybe even ice-skate a few feet if I were coordinated. Ouch!

A side benefit for us with the recent weather is the ground has become so soft and soggy that logging trucks have been noticeably absent from our road the last few days. Obviously it hinders their work and livelihood in the woods, but creates quiet for us. Speaking of trees, we ordered eight poplar hybrid trees for spring planting near our house. We were originally hoping they would arrive in mid-May. Normally at that time we would have snow for just another few weeks, so we would keep the trees dormant until planting. Now, however, we may have second-guessed ourselves.

Until my next blog, stay snug as a bug in a rug!

Current Values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station

Temperature: 39° (F.)

Barometer: 29.84 and rising slowly

Humidity: 55%

Winds: NW at 11 mph variable

Visibility: > 3 mi. partially
cloudy ca. 75% overcast

Precipitation: .17 in. rainfall

Since midnight:

Low temp: 34.9° (F.) at 5:10 am

High wind: 27 mph at 5:13 am