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Coldest night of the season here at my house with a low of 8.  Lots of hoar frost this morning.

Clear, calm, 17 degrees.  Northern lights dancing.

On 11/28/2023 at 9:02 PM, bowtie` said:

I bet the chickens are not impressed.

Not in the least!

They're pissy, refusing to leave the coop, and acting like it's all my fault. 

11 hours ago, Chambana said:

On average when will you see bare ground again? Mid April?

Usually by the second week of May

Looks like around 6 inches in the forecast locally. Ground is probably white for the season.

Juneau area got nailed.

Was down to 23 here this morning under clear, calm conditions.  High today should top out in the mid-upper 30's, which is seasonal.

Slow start to the snow season.  Have to go all the way back to 2012 to not have at least some snow otg on today's date.   In 2015 there was just a trace but every other year there was ground cover.  To date MQT has received 4.7 inches, average is 17.2 inches (-12.5").

Not complaining, actually don't really mind.

Wind howling 61 degrees.  Feels wonderful.

52 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Sad news from the Keewenaw. This guy loved snow possibly more than anyone, and had quite a following.

http://www.keweenawreport.com/news/obituary-john-paul-dee/?fbclid=IwAR1EB8u8X4Wo769NhiuNuEeLnbiy-D9ojNpFOTopLmR1QogIgY0sEqd5dp8

Definitely not the news I wanted to see this morning.  When I fell in love with the UP as a kid while still in Indiana, I lived vicariously through John Dee, his journals, pictures, the web cam page.  I am very saddened by this, especially for his wife and young daughter.  He was just about to complete their new home in Jacobsville, that he built basically by himself after surprising his wife a few years ago by buying the land and home her Grandparents owned when she was a child. 

The end of an era.  RIP John.

New chicks arrived this morning.  Will spend 16 weeks here in the barn, then can join the others in the coop near the end of March when they're fully feathered 

They're 3 days old.

2 hours ago, IWXwx said:

I remember as a young man my neighbor giving me some venison from a buck he shot in Michigan (I believe with a bow). The meat tasted like a pine tree!  I wouldn't eat deer meat for many years after that. It wasn't until I had some grain fed Hoosier deer that I changed my opinion about deer meat. I still don't hunt them, but like it when all of the hunters leave my fish alone. lol

I don't mind a buck as long as it's young or early in the season.  Once they're all strung out from weeks of rut, meat is tough and tastes a bit hormonal (rutty) to me, but you can take older buck meat, soak it in buttermilk and that'll help draw some of the game out if that's not your thing.  In June I hit a pregnant doe with my truck on Hwy 41 right in front of the State Police Post in Negaunee.  The officer let me keep her and I was able to harvest some meat, mainly the straps, and it tasted totally different than the usual buck meat I'm use to.

But yeah, a young, corn fed doe is the best tasting meat... better than beef.

1 minute ago, bowtie` said:

Cool. I should probably put on the blaze orange before going out to take cloud pic or ride the bike on the rail trail from now on.

12th-27th down there and 15th-30th here in Michigan.

Would love to hunt some corn-fed Indiana Doe.  Here in the snowbelt counties of the UP, antlerless is off the table.  They're exclusively for the coyot's and wolves.

14 minutes ago, bowtie` said:

 

What opening day?

Firearm deer season.

With wind and a high of 46, most of the snow otg will melt today.  No snow for opening day.  Happens sometimes.

3 hours ago, IWXwx said:

While we're at it, let's add a happy little palm tree to bo's yard to help him prepare for the oncoming onslaught of climate change.

(Sorry, but you're dealing with a retired guy who obviously has too much time on his hands.)

Placement is perfect 

Growing up in N Indiana, I can remember many times the leaves didn't peak until right around Halloween.

An inch of snow last night before the mix  began, currently sitting at 32.8 with rain, sleet, and fog.   Nice slug of precip moving in, should be mostly rain before cooler air and light le snow returns.  Typical early November weather, although this immediate area is now about 5-6" below in snowfall.

A little snow this morning, 28.  Maybe another inch or two tonight, along with some sleet.  Nothing that should stick around for more than a couple days.

Warm day temp-wise, hit 49 (.5" rain).  Afternoon showers will change to snow later this evening with an unsettled and cool pattern following for close to the next week but no real snow.  This time last year, had already received 2 feet.

Edit to add: A fisher got into the coop last night and killed 8 hens, my rooster, and wounded 3 more so badly I had to shoot them.  Been a bad day.

1 minute ago, hardypalmguy said:

what happened to san diego life?

reality

17 degrees with a WWA in effect for a quick hitting 3-4 inches of snow expected later this morning.  

Happy Halloween!

Snow showers, 25 degrees with about a half inch of snow otg here.
 

Currently in Houghton

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Upwards of 4 inches in the forecast through early Halloween but quite a bit more just west of here.  Did one last leaf clean up and finished tidying up the garden for the season.  Winter will soon set in here in the north.

Dusting up here this morning.