Spring Raking

 Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Beginning the process of spring raking.

Got a beautiful day to do it. 

About 55 degrees. 

Perfect leather jacket weather. 

Earlier today Dale and I went to Ace Hardware to pick up some yard waste bags. We'll be going through 'em pretty quick.

An Unusually Warm Day for March

 Saturday, March 21, 2026

Beautiful day.

Bought some cigars at Stogies On Grand earlier today. The woman at the register and I were reminiscing about St. Patrick's Day back in 2012 when it got to 80 degrees. Not only did it get to 80 degrees but on top of that it was sunny AND it fell on a Saturday. I remember Dale and I sitting out in the backyard having cocktails.

Well, it didn't hit 80 but it was very pleasant out. 

Started a new book.

VERY pleasant. Had an Old Fashioned while Dale had some red wine.

St. Joseph's Day 2026

 Thursday, March 19, 2026

There's a little bit of melting going on. 

The number of inches is declining but the yard is still pretty much covered. 

This photo was taken at 4:42. If this were a couple months ago it'd be dark. Granted we would've been on standard time, but still. 

St. Patrick's Day 2026

 Tuesday, March 17, 2026

St. Patrick's Day. A lot of the snow is still on the ground. 

Storm Came

 Sunday, March 15, 2026

Most of the snow fell overnight and this is what we got. 

Storm's a-Coming

 Saturday, March 14, 2026

We're supposed to be getting a snow-pocolypse. Lit up around 3:45 as the sky was spitting just a little bit of snow. 

Early signs of accumulation. 

It's really supposed to start coming down around 10 pm. 

Took some more photos before heading back inside after my stogie. 

Went back inside about an hour after I lit up so as you can see it wasn't snowing heavily yet. 

We'll see how much we actually get overnight. 

Sitting Outside

 Sunday, March 8, 2026

Cigar in the yard today. Back on President's Day I sat in the yard with a cigar for the first time this year. Prior to this I had only been in the garage due to the cold and/or wind. It was a sunny day but once the yard was enveloped in shade it became a bit too cool so I migrated to the garage. Today, however, it got to 60 degrees! 

Lit up a Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur around 4:15 p.m. Daylight savings time started today so I didn't mind starting a little later than usual since we'll get an extra hour of light. 

Sat in the yard the whole time.

However I did step into the garage a few times to relight since the wind picked up a little bit. 

Sun was out for a little bit when I first lit up but it disappeared shortly after. With the temp at 60 degrees it didn't make much difference.