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After the rain, again

31 Mar 200929 Mar 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Outdoors: waiting! Today was a cold, dark, wet, oppressively gray day, and then, at the last minute, the sky cleared for a beautiful coppery-golden sunset. I headed outside to check out the light, and for the first time this season, … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags melt-off, trees, Spring 1 Comment

The great WARM outdoors!

20 Apr 20226 Mar 2009 by Mike (tfb)
First really warm day of the year!

Ahhh, yes, THIS is what warm weather feels like! For the first time this year, the temperature topped 60°F (15°C), with a hazy sun and a gentle breeze. We’ve had some melt-off days already, but this one tastes like spring! … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Fieldwork, Tools, Building & Fixing, Weather Tags clean-up, grass, barn, melt-off, waiting, chickenhouse, timing, snow, tractor, lumber, Winter 3 Comments

South slope waiting

3 Mar 200925 Feb 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The promising south-facing slope is there, plowed and waiting! After the last melt-off, we quickly went back to freezing temperatures day and night, and more wall-to-wall snow cover. A couple of days ago, a bit of chilly rain cleared things … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork Tags long shots, melt-off, plowing, snow, Winter 5 Comments

Mid-February melt-off

17 Feb 200912 Feb 2009 by Mike (tfb)

It rained steadily, on and off, all day yesterday, through the night and still today, with the temperature a couple of degrees above zero. In other words, cold, gray, wet, miserable, and also perfect for removing vast quantities of snow. … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags rain, snow, melt-off, Winter 3 Comments

A little winter rain…

27 Jan 200927 Dec 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Just when all the cold was getting a bit monotonous, we get some crazy weather changes to keep things interesting. By late morning, the packed snow on paths had turned to ice and puddles. Today was the first of two … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags melt-off, rain, snow, Winter 5 Comments

Change of view

28 Nov 200827 Nov 2008 by Mike (tfb)
Snowy market garden in November

Last month, this month, the seasons march on. It looks farily snowbound, but this could all melt off in a single unseasonably warm day. Like last winter. (Browse through last January if you’ve forgotten the completely odd DOUBLE melt-off we … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags snow, long shots, melt-off, Autumn 4 Comments

Melt-off complete!

27 Apr 20228 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)
Snow melts of the garden

Well, it’s done! Four days of steady melting, from Saturday to late this afternoon, and the main snow coverage, which had been up to a foot (30cm) deep in parts of the field on Friday, is gone. The small pics … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags snow, melt-off, Spring 8 Comments
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