--- Measurable Snow This Morning ---

Monday, 11:00 am: It’s snowing! As you can see from the photograph we even have accumulation of about half an inch, which I telephoned into the NWS in Caribou. I was caught napping; I left out garden hose outside and the water in it froze and I can’t budge it. I hoping we’ll have another few days of warm [above freezing] so I can drain and store it away until next summer.

This morning I stocked our birdfeeder with sunflower seeds and out first visitor for the season was a blue jay. Yesterday we had two moose crossing our road in front of our house. They seemed unconcerned about our barking dogs, as they leisurely strolled into the woods behind our house. They didn’t even bother to stop and look. Now that’s confidence!

Our house is quite snug and comfortable. Hopefully there is no need to go outside for awhile. Soon it is time for my midday siesta, not to be confused with my many other breaks during the day. My wife is reading, I am typing, and our dogs are snoozing. The energy level in our house is on cruise control for the moment.

Current values from our wireless Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 32.1° (F.)

Barometer: 30.324 & steady

Humidity: 81%

Wind: N at 3 mph light & variable

Visibility: < 3 miles

Skies: 100% overcast

Precipitation: ca. .50 inch snow -- lightly snowing

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 22.7° (F.) at midnight

High wind: 3 mph at 11:00 am