Journal: Saturday, 10/25/08

Morning:

10 AM: Sunny ... no wind ... 53ºF/11ºC. Jo says there was a little bit of frost around earlier. Our first of this fall.


Noon: Not a cloud in the sky. South wind picking up a little. 62ºF/16ºC What am I doing still indoors on this beautiful day.?!!

Blog post on Nature in the Ozarks:  Spotted Cucumber Beetle.  The persimmons that have fallen off the tree and are fermenting are attracting a lot of insects.

Afternoon:

Jo harvested a half bushel of crowder peas. Anyone want to help shell them? (71ºF/21ºC @ 2 PM)


Photo Tip: Putting a fresh battery pack on the charger and sticking the low one back into the camera will not extinguish the low battery warning. Doh!

A few clouds moved in during the afternoon giving more interest to this shot of the woods and pasture along the road about midway between our place and the gate.  Unfortunately, the power lines ended up in the photo too.


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Journal: Saturday, 10/25/08

Journal: Friday, 8/22/2008

Midnight:  Weather conditions about the same:  Mostly cloudy to light rain falling off and on.

2:00 AM:  One of those little rain showers just came through.

5:00 AM:  How did it get to be this late already.  Way past time for going to bed.

10:00:  Mostly cloudy and hazy this morning.  It looks as if the weather is going to try for a few days of muggy.  79º

Out in the garden the garlic chives are beginning to bloom.

Noon:  Mugginess "progressed" to actual rain.  Could hear thunder in the distance.  I had a look at the NOAA radar.  One little isolated thunderstorm was over us.  There was no line of storms on the way.  I decided that I didn't need to bother unplugging the computer.  As soon as I made that decision a simultanious flash of lightning and crash of thunder occured -- very close.  I revised my decision and quickly hibernated and unplugged the computer.  Of course, that proved to be the one and only flash of lightning nearby.



2:00 PM:  Rain over.  .5" out of that little thundershower.  Skies cleared to partly cloudy again.  83º

Believe it or not, there are wire tunnels under these peas.  Obviously, the tunnels are no good for keeping the peas confined.  The Souther Peas are growing well, but have yet to bloom.

4:00 PM:  Our routine walk up to the gate.

6:00 PM:  I thought I might get to do some mowing today, but after that mid-day shower, the grass was just too wet.

The wild plums are getting very close to being ripe.  The pulp is sweet and flavorful, but the skin will still cause your mouth to pucker.

Weather Summary:  85/73 ... .5" rain ... mostly cloudy to occasionally partly cloudy or overcast... mid-day shower ... very muggy.

Journal: Friday, 8/22/2008