Sunday, 2:40 pm: Perhaps I spoke, or wrote, too quickly yesterday. From the time I wrote yesterday’s blog until now, our weather has deteriorated significantly. Throughout the day, today, it has been raining and sleeting. Just being outside is uncomfortable.

As you probably have already guessed, I have more free time now that the warm weather has passed, and I have no great desire to be outside today. So blog writing has moved up my mental list of things to do. I tried taking a leisurely siesta an hour ago, but after three cups of coffee and two slices of cake I pretty well gave up on dozing, as my brain switched into a caffeine-driven high gear.

Our road is awash in a mixture of mud and sleet. If the temperature continues to fall, I suspect by this evening we’ll have a very slippery road. It’s time to get our studded snow tires put on our truck and SUV. Unfortunately everyone else had the same idea on Friday, so our winter tires are in the back of our vehicle where they don’t do much good.

Do I tempt fate and brew myself a cup of espresso? I’ll let you know next time.

Current values from our wireless Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 36.3° (F.)

Barometer: 30.373 & rising slowly

Humidity: 100%

Wind: NNE at 2 mph light and variable

Visibility: < 3 miles

Skies 100% low overcast

Precipitation: .27 inch rain & sleet mixed

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 34.9° (F.) at 10:01 am

High wind: 10 mph at 12:15 pm