Thursday, 11:25 am: As I type, we are having snow flurries with occasional wind gusts above 20 mph. My Davis Vantage-Pro weather station is forecasting clear skies, at least that is what the icon indicates; yet it is completely overcast with blowing snow. In this case, I think technology has failed me. Interestingly, as my wife talked on the telephone earlier, the weather changed in mid-conversation from sunshine to snow. No she didn’t talk that long, the weather changed that fast.

We still haven’t seen any large wildlife this year. With the exception of birds, the only animals we saw were a raccoon waddle across the road a few days ago, and the regular squirrels at our birdfeeder, bickering who gets the best spot to eat. Wait until the snow finally melts and I’ll be telling you a different story.

Because I have blogger writer block this morning I’ll keep this entry short. I need a jolt of espresso to unclog my brain, which seems to be working at the speed of wet sand. Of course it could be late-middle age creeping up on me again. In that case it’s all down hill, and I’ll soon grind to a stop propped up in front of our television. Yikes!

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 23° (F.)

Barometer: 29.56 & rising slowly

Humidity: 60%

Wind: NNW at 6 mph & variable

Visibility: > 1 mile, 100% overcast

Precipitation: Snow flurries

Since midnight:

Low temp: 19.5° (F.) at 5:40 am

High wind: 21 mph at 9:47 am