Saturday, November 05, 2005
INDIAN SUMMER - Only 46 days until Winter
The garden is gone. Time for clean up and get ready for winter. Leaf piles are appearing at curbside. Walks are hazardous, as you are likely to be pelted with acorns. Thankfully the weather was warm today, temps in the low 70's, so we can take out the hose and clean off the outdoor chairs and tables.
Take advantage of the warmth while we can, for who knows what this winter will bring. I haven't seen any woolly bear caterpillars yet, and I question their reliability in predicting winter.
"Both the Old Farmer's Almanac, Dublin, N.H., and the Farmer's Almanac, Lewiston, Maine, agree that this winter will be a time for bundling up and manning the snow shovels. However, the predictions made by both almanacs are a bit more ominous."
"....another hard winter for New England, a "polar coaster" that starts out warmer but plunges into cold."
"Temperatures will be relatively mild in November, the first half of January, and February, but colder than normal in December and exceptionally cold in the second half of January."
"Snowfall will be much greater than normal"
"biggest snowfalls will be in early December and the second half of January"
Ye gad! Not that I put much stock in these predictions, winter usually does bring cold temps and snow here. It appears that sweaters, hoodies or anything to keep warm, would make excellent Christmas gifts this year.
The garden is gone. Time for clean up and get ready for winter. Leaf piles are appearing at curbside. Walks are hazardous, as you are likely to be pelted with acorns. Thankfully the weather was warm today, temps in the low 70's, so we can take out the hose and clean off the outdoor chairs and tables.
Take advantage of the warmth while we can, for who knows what this winter will bring. I haven't seen any woolly bear caterpillars yet, and I question their reliability in predicting winter.
"Both the Old Farmer's Almanac, Dublin, N.H., and the Farmer's Almanac, Lewiston, Maine, agree that this winter will be a time for bundling up and manning the snow shovels. However, the predictions made by both almanacs are a bit more ominous."
"....another hard winter for New England, a "polar coaster" that starts out warmer but plunges into cold."
"Temperatures will be relatively mild in November, the first half of January, and February, but colder than normal in December and exceptionally cold in the second half of January."
"Snowfall will be much greater than normal"
"biggest snowfalls will be in early December and the second half of January"
Ye gad! Not that I put much stock in these predictions, winter usually does bring cold temps and snow here. It appears that sweaters, hoodies or anything to keep warm, would make excellent Christmas gifts this year.
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I live in a state (Wisconsin) that is known for cold temperatures. But we have had year after year of little snow. I know snow is a pain, an inconvenience, a danger to some. Still, could you please share some of it with us? There is nothing worse than sub zero temps, week after week, month after month, with iced-over, crusty patches of snow and exposed frozen ground. That's the kind of winter I do not want.
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