Thanksgiving 2011

Unseasonably warm today. Got into the 50s. The snow is mostly gone.

Winter Greenery

I bought some winter greenery from Missy at work and it arrived Monday. Her kids are selling it for a fundraiser.

The Garden In Winter - The Lion

The Garden In Winter - Rabbit Tracks

Just reminded of the amount of snow that fell last winter season as the paper this morning pointed out we had 86.6 inches. We've got quite a ways to go if we're going to beat that record. This photo shows some bunny tracks in the snow after our most recent snow.

The Garden In Winter

First shot of this view with actual snow on the ground since last season but still no snowmound.

More Snow

This photo taken at 4:45 p.m. The first accumulated snow of the season.

Snow

First signs of snow today. The top photo was taken at 9:55 a.m. and the bottom phot0 taken at 11:57 a.m. How long until there's a snowmound? Time'll tell...

November Evening Sky

Took this on a walk yesterday.

Cloudy November

I just read in the Paul Douglas column that in November it is sunny only 39% of daylight hours as compared to 72% in July. It helps to have Thanksgiving to look forward to. Never-the-less, it looks like sun is forecasted for this week.

More Yard Work

I pulled up a lot of annuals this afternoon. I put together this arrangement of some of the few things left that do okay in the cold.

Yard Work - 300th Post

Did a little yard work today. We've had drought conditions for a while and since I haven't watered for a bit I figured I better do just that.

November Full Moon

The full moon this month fell yesterday, Thursday November 10. Too bad it wasn't today, 11-11-11, as that woulda been kinda cool. According to the Farmer's Almanac, the November full moon is the Full Beaver Moon. The Almanac says: "This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing for winter. It is sometimes also referred to as the Frosty Moon."

Snow

First sightings of snow at the airport on Wednesday. Nothing accumulated. They say it's about 3 weeks later than usual.

5:01 p.m.

Here's what it looked like today at 5:01 p.m.

10 Hours Daylight

Yesterday we hit 10 hours and 00 minutes of daylight. Last night we fell back and hour and went back to Central Standard Time.

Caught in the Act!

More Damage