Monday, May 31, 2021

41 degrees F May 31, 2021

41 degrees F at 6 am on the farm this morning Monday May 31, 2021.

Very clear beautiful star filled sky last night.

Friday, April 23, 2021

31 degrees F and frost April 23, 2021

 31 degrees F and frost this morning.


Thursday, April 22, 2021

26 degrees F April 22, 2021

 The temperature was 26 degrees F at the farm this morning, the region had a freeze warning in effect.  I saw 25.7 degrees F at one point but it could have been a little lower, I'll just say 26 degrees. 

Saturday, April 3, 2021

24 degrees F April 3, 2021, Holly tree cleanup

 I saw 23.8 degrees F here on the farm this morning.

Took another hike with the chain saw, accompanied by pups, doing some timber stand improvement (TSI), cleanup on aisles 22 - 27 :)  

There is a lot of holly growing in some places on the farm, it's kind of invasive, it can grow just about anywhere, it seems to out compete some other more desirable species.  I have been cutting and cleaning up a good bit of Holly recently.

It's hard work, but after a while I work up a sweat and then it's time for a nice relaxing enjoyable break.

Friday, April 2, 2021

25 degrees F April 2, 2021

 Third morning this week with temperatures below freezing, low was about 24.8 degrees F, it was a hard freeze.

Saturday, February 20, 2021

17 degrees F February 20, 2021

17 degrees F this morning.

Horses were happy to get a spot of grain, hand fed, they had some frost on their backs.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

17 degrees F on February 17, 2021

Very cold day yesterday, cloudy, windy, snow flurries, below freezing all day and the temp dropped to 17 degrees F at 9pm.  

Temp went up a couple of degrees and then was back at 17 degrees F this morning.

Sunshine and no wind this morning is very nice.


Sunday, February 14, 2021

Farm forest stream hike Feb 14, 2021

 Went for a long hike in the forest and to some waterfalls on White Oak creek this afternoon, accompanied by pups and meows.  

It was 34 degrees F and spitting a little when I returned to the house, apparently some weather is headed this way.

Brought a pair of loppers and a file and did a little cleanup on the hike.







Saturday, December 26, 2020

8.6 degrees F December 26, 2020

 Crisp and cold 8.6 degrees F this morning December 26, 2020 on the farm.

 We were not expecting single digit temperatures today.

The good news is that the forecast says the temperature will climb above 32 degrees and it will be sunny today so that is helpful with respect to the water drinkers for the animals.

Friday, December 25, 2020

Snow and Cold for Christmas 2020

 We received about 2" of snow on Christmas eve, it was 19 degrees F Christmas morning and the temperature remained below 30 degrees F on Christmas day.

As of about 10 pm on Christmas night the temperature is 12 degrees F, so far the coldest air of the season.

The outside air is still and calm and quiet and cold, the sky is clear with a bright moon and stars, and the snow on the ground is reflecting the natural light and making it easy to see.

I just returned from the barn, the snow / ice is solid and crunchy under foot, I wore my headlight but did not need to turn it on.

It is actually quite pleasant outside.


Wednesday, December 2, 2020

17 degrees F December 2, 2020

 Coldest temperature of the season, 17.1 degrees F this morning on the farm.

Two days ago on November 30 it snowed for several hours but the temperature was just above freezing, the overnight temp dropped to 30 degrees F and yesterday morning we had about half an inch of snow which has since melted.  It remained cold all day yesterday, below 40 degrees F.

Monday, November 2, 2020

27 degrees F Nov 2, 2020

This morning was the coolest yet for the season, I saw 26.5 degrees F here at about 7am.   Calm, still, clear sky, bright almost full moon overnight, sunny morning.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Frosty morning, 31 degrees F, October 17, 2020

I saw 30.6 degrees F this morning here on the farm.  

Frosty morning, frost on the grass and cars, saw several deer last evening and also this morning, they are loving the clover in the pasture.  The clover leaves turn to face east in the morning and west in the afternoon.  

The water hose was frozen this morning for the first time this season.


Saturday, October 3, 2020

37 degrees F October 3, 2020

 First low temps in the 30's of the season, temp reading was 36.9 degrees F this morning on the farm.  Beautiful sky last night, almost a full moon, bright and clear.  Coyotes have been vocal.

Monday, September 21, 2020

43.7 degrees F September 21, 2020

Coolest temperature of the season, 43.7 degrees F this morning, September 21, 2020.  Beautiful clear and starry sky last night.   Beautiful clear sunny morning.

Monday, June 1, 2020

Beautiful weekend, 45 degrees F June 1, 2020

Gorgeous weekend weather, clear night skies, light breeze, lot's of sun.
This morning on the farm it is a delightful 45 degrees F outside, pretty nice for the first day of June, looks like it will be another delightful day :)