Next to prime rib fish is my favorite food. Through my life time I have lived at various lakes and close to the Atlantic ocean so I had the opportunity to eat lots of fish and seafood. Of course we have never had a rain of fish in our area that I recall though there […]
Looking through this months records on my station we haven’t had any significant rain since the first of March when we picked up just over an inch of rain. Last month in comparison we had 5.22 inches on the 19th through the 21st. This brings us to 8.22 Inches for the year. Most of the […]
This weather though enjoyable makes for a slow time for the blog as high pressure in Canada has blocked any storms from advancing into Michigan. It has been a good time to get post winter cleanup on the yard done. We do have some early flowers pushing up from the ground though it has been […]
March 18 1925: The Tri-State Tornado kills 695 people and injures over 2,000 along its 219 mile-long damage path through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It is by far the worst tornado in United States history. The weather in Lower Michigan is relatively tranquil with highs in the 50s and rain changing to snow during the […]
The spring equinox begins at 12:15 EST today. Daylight and night time are nearly 12 hours apiece and we are heading into a rebirth after a cold winter. The days will get longer and the nights shorter and the green and color will begin to resurface from the ground and trees. Warmer air will be […]
Another gorgeous day yesterday with no clouds very little wind and (fairly) warm temperatures. Doesn’t get much better than that for March. Temperatures will cool down some with the passage of a cold front this morning this should bring cooler than normal temperatures this week with the next chance of rain or snow or both […]
Rant I hate it when people burn their leaves out here in the country. Granted some don’t have any other way of disposing of them – I am a firm believer of composting and I have a large woods around the property to rake them in to. Compost piles produce some great soil for planting […]
Yup, one of those days when I struggle for a topic. I brought up moles yesterday in regards to how much of a problem they can be to keep out of lawns and gardens. Cats can help – I have seen them follow the path of the mole moving underground and then catch them when […]
I have been getting our yearly seed and plant catalogs in the mail this month – it makes me yearn to get out the hoe and spade to get the veggies going. There is nothing better than homegrown tomatoes and peppers. I have been into gardening for the past 40 years as has my wife […]
A weak area of high pressure will move in today…diminishing the snow showers. A reinforcing shot of cold air arrives by Thursday from the north. This will act to keep the weather colder than normal through the end of the week with below normal precipitation. We should see a milder pattern develop as we head […]