Snow fall

[steelslaver]

Well there us 5 or 6" of snow now. Went out side to unbury and start the car so it would warm up and was quickly met by 7 tricker treaters all wearing very realistic deer costumes. Old doe followed me right to the green house and was only a few feet away when I laid out a couple scoops d cracked corn. Need to hook up the plow and start parking the Lincoln in the garage when it is going to snow

 

[two-bit cowboy]

We're still lookin' at dirt and bare aspens up here at 7,880'.

I heard ours is coming toward the end of the week.

Bring it!

 

[rubiranch]

No snow yet but I'm ready for it when it does get here.

 

[storyman]

I have enough snow to share, please come get some. This is what we woke up to yesterday morning. The first photos are the top of my gas grill. The last is one of the bird houses. Yes the lawn mowers were in the way of getting the snow throwers out of the shed. After some shoveling in front of the door to the equipment shed door I was able to get the mowers out of the way and get a thrower out. Then proceeded to take the thrower in front of the garage and promptly found a power cord that was hiding under the snow. Things got kinda ugly there for a second. So an hour later after reinstalling the auger in the snow thrower I was able to start clearing some snow. I'm thankful for the moisture but maybe we could have worked into it a little slower!

 

[pawngal]

Parts of southern and central Iowa got snow yesterday and/or today.
None here in the northern part.

 

[kaaskop49]

Yeah, winter is a-coming... 90 degrees today here in the valley, 91 predicted for Tue. when the normal high is 79. 182 consecutive days without any official rain, altho my neighborhood did have a brief but steady shower 2 weeks ago. Going down to 60 next Mon, they say. Gotta find my one long-sleeve shirt...

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[steelslaver]

Yeah, winter is a-coming... 90 degrees today here in the valley, 91 predicted for Tue. when the normal high is 79. 182 consecutive days without any official rain, altho my neighborhood did have a brief but steady shower 2 weeks ago. Going down to 60 next Mon, they say. Gotta find my one long-sleeve shirt...

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

That must be hard on all your local trout streams or are the ones that run through your town mostly fed by spring like the ones here

But, yes, sometimes winter can be difficult, but then it keeps down the 2 or more legged vermin populations.

Never having to shovel or plow snow or get stuck in it would be nice. Not goings out on the back patio to broom off the BBQ and finding my creek floating cut offs frozen to the hand rail LOL
Having to drain up the hoses and make sure the camper is dried out. Not having a higher winter gas bill, but thats a traded off by no big summer bill for air conditioning.

But, then none of the good things that come either. The fall leaves, great uncrowded hunting and fishing. Prime coyotes worth $60-80 and Bobcats worth far more. Top Montana bobcat sold for $957 last year. Enough that just one pays for going on some late winter hunts. Most every rancher in the country will welcome you to hunt yotes. Lots of indoor games, sitting around in a nice ice fishing shack with a bud or 2.
Winter fairs.

But, the very best of all, is really knowing the true joy of spring.

 

[kaaskop49]

That must be hard on all your local trout streams or are the ones that run through your town mostly fed by spring like the ones here

But, yes, sometimes winter can be difficult, but then it keeps down the 2 or more legged vermin populations.

Never having to shovel or plow snow or get stuck in it would be nice. Not goings out on the back patio to broom off the BBQ and finding my creek floating cut offs frozen to the hand rail LOL
Having to drain up the hoses and make sure the camper is dried out. Not having a higher winter gas bill, but thats a traded off by no big summer bill for air conditioning.

But, then none of the good things that come either. The fall leaves, great uncrowded hunting and fishing. Prime coyotes worth $60-80 and Bobcats worth far more. Top Montana bobcat sold for $957 last year. Enough that just one pays for going on some late winter hunts. Most every rancher in the country will welcome you to hunt yotes. Lots of indoor games, sitting around in a nice ice fishing shack with a bud or 2.
Winter fairs.

But, the very best of all, is really knowing the true joy of spring.

^^^what he said. Absolutely great post. A completely different lifestyle, maybe better. Now, what I said (say):

The very best of all, is knowing...where the high limit room is. Shuffle up and deal! Best to all and be safe!

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[S&WIowegan]

We had a 7 to 9" snow dump yesterday just north of Des Moines. It was hard to measure since it was melting while more fell. High 30s now and mostly melted away. My wife said I shoulder clear off my truck but it's snowless now.

 

[johngalt]

I snowed all day here. There must be 6" or so on the ground.

 

[Cellar Hound]

So happy not to live up north anymore.

Amen! I gave away my rock salt and snow brushes....

 

[Nevada Ed]

Here in Reno Nevada, we don't get as much snow as you people up North near Canada or the Great Lakes but it has been known to get pretty bad at times in this area and also just thirty miles West, near Truckee Calif.

Many years ago there was a story about some folks that hatted the winter here, really bad.............
I think they were called...................
the Donner Party !!