It is a beautiful, snowy day as I write this. Large, puffy snowflakes drift quietly to the ground, piling higher and higher—much to the Campbell children’s delight! Apparently this time of year is a snowy time of year! Two separate posts on January 23rds over the past decade have been about notable amounts of snow….
Tag: Weather
Feelin’ Gloomy
It’s been a wet and rainy spring here in Upstate New York. And though it’s been a while since we’ve dealt with this, we’ve had a bout with a flooded basement. (And probably a recurrence today!) It’s dark, wet, and even cooler than usual… I LOVE IT! 🙂 But most of the folks we know…
Backyard Ice Rink: Update 2013
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Well, actually, this year it has not been the worst of times. Sure, we’ve had our travails, but nothing like last year. This year’s version of the backyard ice rink has been much more successful thanks to wisdom gained from past experience (read:…
I Don’t Ever Check The Weather
It is not uncommon that I am surprised by the weather. Whether it is a giant snow storm named after an animated fish, or a “heat wave” in January, or just an afternoon rain storm: I am often in the dark. I don’t recall what specific weather recently alerted me to this pattern in my…
Project: Backyard Ice Rink (Part 3)
Who knew that this project would have so many hurdles and barriers and pitfalls? I knew it would be work, but aside from our being novices in building an ice rink in our back yard, we have also faced plenty of challenges from the weather! Check out the forecast: 50º right now, and not a…
Beautiful Skies
I truly love the beauty of the fall season. This was the view out of my third-story window today. A very dark sky on the horizon, with fluffier white clouds above and blue sky (and sun) behind. And this was just minutes after a wet, heavy snow was showering down on us. It’s more than…
The Perfect Temperature
Several things are broken on our trusty family minivan. Some more important than others (like our gas gauge) and some we can do without (our rear windshield wiper, and air conditioning) and then tons of little things, mostly electrical. Including the temperature gauge in the little computer/data center. At times, it will tell us that…
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
We have been getting snow the last few days here, and last night it finally turned into “real” snow! (The kind that comes down in big, fluffy flakes and starts piling up on everything quickly!) And it looks like there’s more where that came from! I love snow! It just makes me smile, and even…
Power
I am just a little bit afraid right now. As I type this, I am sitting on my porch in the middle of either the remnants of, or the after effects of hurricane Ike. Mind you, I live in western New York state. Hurricanes don’t usually affect us much more than a long, steady soaking….
Greening
It’s been really warm here the past week or so. Today promises to be a bit nicer (at least, by my standards) with a high around 62ºF. Mostly I don’t like spring – probably least of all four seasons – because it means the hot weather is coming, and usually with melting snow and even…