Bruce's Journal

[RollingAcres]

I appreciate your offer, Bruce....but, I'm so slow now that I'd probably just freeze solid making a trip to the barn and wouldn't thaw out til May or June..........so, best to stay here in the south....

Don't worry @CntryBoy777 that's what the salamander heaters are for, to thaw your-frozen-self

 

[Bruce]

We could put a harness on him and he could pull it around behind him.

 

[RollingAcres]

Good idea.

 

[Bruce]

Actually getting some rain today. Not sure what it will add up to and since I don't have a rain gauge I guess I'll never know. But it should add some water to the pond. Lucky tadpoles and frogs!

 

[Pastor Dave]

Well, if all else fails, maybe you'll get plenty if snow that can melt into a pond for you.

 

[Bruce]

It all helps! We've not gotten a ton of snow the past couple of years but no matter how low the pond got it was always full by the time the "permanently below freezing" temps hit. But then in the 7 years we have owned the place, we never had basically zero rain all summer. The pond always started to go back up in August.

 

[RollingAcres]

If we keep getting "no snow" for the winters up here, we better start thinking about moving down south!

 

[Bruce]

Yep! 2 years ago DW's brother had 5' of snow in his back yard in NH on the MA border. We had squat.

Funny thing is his wife wanted to live in that area so they would have less snow to deal with than farther north.

 

[Mike CHS]

We get very little snow but we get freezing rain a couple of times every year which pretty much shuts us down for a day or two on our steep winding roads. If I can get out of my drive way I can get to town since the flat land starts at the edge of our place.

 

[Bruce]

Did get some rain yesterday. Shallow but at least there is more water. Tadpoles had been moved from the area on the left. Now it doesn't matter since it is all connected.



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Had 50 MPH winds last night, power went out at 8. DSL down most of today