Fall Weather

[DianaB]

I read something the other day that says most of the U. S. in in drought. I know that we're low on moisture. We've been getting a little here and there but the ponds are either dried up or very low. Our pond here by the house is at least 5 feet low......it will be hard to get it dried up because it's almost 20 feet deep at it's deepest.

Glen's been harvesting our beans and finally got done. The amount that we usually harvest is way down and my son had a field that they did cut but it wasn't hardly worth doing. However in 1980 we had a much worse drought but it was only for one year.

I hope we get lots of snow!! You know that I love it and it will bring moisture to the fields!!

Planting drought resistant plants sounds like a really smart thing to do!! They look nice and yet save on water!!

[Janet]

We have a light dusting of snow on the ground...yuk! The sun is shining so I thought it would be gone by now, but it's still in the low 30's. This weekend we are suppose to get to the high 50's and on Monday....62!!! It just can't make up it's mind if it's going to be cold or warmer.

I do have to admit that while driving the bus early this morning, it was pretty, especially seeing the beautiful deer out on the snow.

[DianaB]

I'm jealous.......I would love to have snow!!

Right now we're pretty chilly too. We've had a few nice days. I went out on one of those days and washed windows on the outside. I can get the inside later when it's not so nice outside. There's a few windows that I can't reach so I just left them. We have one corner of the house where the basement shows and my bedroom is over it so it's actually two stories tall there so they don't get washed as often!!

I have found that using vinegar and newspapers will leave your windows sparkling......in case anyone's interested.

[Janet]

Yes...it's works wonders on windows. I'm fortunate that I can wash all of mine from the inside except for the big picture window in the living room.

[judy]

It's pretty chilly here - around 20 degrees, but it will be in the 40's this weekend! It's going to rain, but warm is nice!

I have to get my bird feeder hooks and screw them onto the outside of the deck. They are on the inside, and there is seed all over the deck. The dogs like it, but it is so messy looking. I also don't want bird droppings around. I'm afraid they might carry disease and the dogs will definitely eat it. I saw a cardinal on the deck this week! So beautiful!

[DianaB]

20*!!!!!! Bbbbbbrrrrrrrrr...............Definitely coat weather!!! I don't know what we're getting down to but we have frost in the mornings!! I don't have my coat out yet but I've been thinking about it!!

A cardinal!!! They are so pretty in the winter with their bright red color!! We have several that come to our feeders too. I keep binoculars and a bird book close by so I can see the different birds. Glen keeps the feeders full so we have lots of birds that come. Of course the squirrels hanging on the feeders is what we see the most!! And we have PLENTY of squirrels!!!

[2tiredmom]

It's 58 degrees here this morning as I get up. Love the warm but sure we will pay for it later. Hope we get some rain here too. We are still having a drought here too.