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Ralphie, I will have to see these temps to believe this forecast.

Jerry hope all develops to the point that you can function normally and not worry about your health. My mental health took a turn for the worse this morning when I found 4+ inches of snow has fallen over night.

Interesting reading for those of us that catch up infrequently. The weather has been less than desirable here by the big lake. Had another 4 inches of white precipitation in the last couple days. High temp yesterday was 28 per my thermometers. The flock free ranges but their travels have been...

Your royal highness it has snowed here this morning. It has melted clear in areas here several times now, only to be recovered with snow a day or two later. We had about 4 inches earlier this week. We are a long way from gardening here, as June 1 is the official safe from frost date. Good...

Ralphie those bees are likely in for a rude awakening? We have a new sheet of white here now but hoping the worst will pass us by.

We have a few sprinkles thus far, but the forecast calls for the unpleasant stuff to begin around noon. We have had much melting the last few days, and the chickens have enjoyed the expansion of their free range territory. We will likely go backward for a time, but Spring will be here by...

I doubt that the WW is going to buy that identity you are assigning this bird? Up here we got some rain yesterday that iced everything up and a dusting of snow overnight.

I have caught up on the reading here and learn that Ralphie has been Sainted?! The weather near the lake has been mostly unpleasant, and when St. Ralphie got an inch we got almost 2 ft. My good friend and business partner in Bemidji got only a couple inches, but up there they generally have...

It was -23 here this morning, but my chickens will free range this afternoon. It is forecast to be above zero and they have a Sunny spot out of the wind they like to frequent. They will have layer pellets, corn and Canadian Bacon for dinner. How are the conditions in the Mn. Banana Belt today...

About 6 inches of lake effect snow here on Friday and Friday night. Chickens are shoveled out and free ranging. Winters are hard on chickens and chicken keepers. It is more psychological difficulty than physical difficulty. We did miss the 23 inches which went South to Des Moines. I don't...

Well with the snow we have received over the last week we finally have over 3 inches of accumulation, and this allows the burning of brush piles without a burning permit. I have a giant pile here which is a two year accumulation from my wife's landscape business. The trees, shrubs and other...

We had rain up here, and by 1:00 AM the snow had all melted. At 4:30 the rain had stopped and there were snow flurries with the ground white again. We have had some unusual weather, but unusual weather is in fact the norm here. This will likely end up being an extended and cold winter as most...

Jerry, your honest reporting of this process and recovery situation is reinforcing my thinking that I can live with the knee issues I have. Many of the locals have been spreading false tales of speedy recoveries with little to no pain. I suspected they were being less than honest!

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Jerry hope all goes well for you and you are quickly on the mend!

Ralphie has another 39th Birthday!

The writings about head cheese, pigs feet and etc. has me appreciating my sheltered life. My mother was 100% Norwegian and grew up on a farm in NE North Dakota. She did not like these foods for the lower classes, and thus we were never required to eat or even taste them. No head cheese, no...

Ralphie, that was hilarious !

Once again old ancient one you share your wisdom! It is too late for me to learn other than the school of hard knocks.

The Great Horned Owls are numerous in my pine forest. I often hear them calling at night especially in fall and winter. Screech Owls in the summer are a nuisance. The Great Horned can get through an opening that is quite small, as they are mostly feathers and talons. I once had a race bird...

After several days of rain and cloud cover at the head of the lake we have some sun today. Also had to scrape the windshield before driving to breakfast this morning. We are soon to experience a transition to more normal temperatures and more solid moisture. The chickens free range and are...