Today there are fewer than ten hours of daylight at my latitude. This means outdoor plants do not have enough daylight to grow. It will remain this way until January 19th. Persephone Days are named after the Greek legendary character who was condemned to spend four months a year in Hades. Her mother Demeter wasContinue reading “Persephone Days are here”
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Where’s the beef?
I ordered a quarter beef that was due Nov. 12th. I have not heard from the guy since. I hope it does not arrive while on vacation. Otherwise I will be at home. The good news is I did not have to put a deposit down. The only money I am out is for theContinue reading “Where’s the beef?”
Warm, wet Thanksgiving
After tonight, a week long warming trend will keep temperatures above freezing for the rest of the month. Other than Thanksgiving Day, it will be dry too. Time to clean up the yard. There’s a lot of brush to cut.
Local football done.
The last local high school was knocked out of the playoffs Friday night. Both of the community colleges won. Indy, better known as Last Chance U, finishes its season at 4-5. Coffeyville finishes at 8-2 with the possibility of a bowl game.
No longer exceptional, just extreme
According to droughtmonitor.unl.edu my place and most of Montgomery County are finally experiencing an extreme drought after eight weeks of exceptional drought status. For the first time since July there is green grass in the fields. It is raining and more rain is on the way. Maybe we can get to severe drought status byContinue reading “No longer exceptional, just extreme”
Neewollah peaks
With the food vendors and carnival rides arriving in Indy, traffic will be relatively high in the downtown area for the next three nights. Unfortunately, I will have to deal with it going to work. With Maple St. closed for construction, Main St. is the only practical option to get to work. I could rideContinue reading “Neewollah peaks”
Rain lets up in time for Neewollah.
We got an inch and half of rain yesterday and this morning. It looks like clear weather for the rest of the week. The Queen Neelah events were held inside and the rest of the festival is outdoors. The creek beds are wet, but no water is flowing through them yet. Likewise the local springContinue reading “Rain lets up in time for Neewollah.”
Neewollah starts today.
Independence’s 9 day celebration kicks off tonight with the stage version of Peter Pan. Tomorrow morning will feature a 5k and 10k race. A week after, the highlight will be the parade through downtown Indy. In between will be the Neewollah Queen competition and the carnival rides. It may not seem like a big deal,Continue reading “Neewollah starts today.”
Flee markets
Around here there are a bunch of antique stores that sell nothing but junk. They buy the junk at auctions that literally have to give the stuff away. Even when the economy was better, people could not afford to buy it. If you go by one of these places, flee.
Heat ripple
After this morning’s hard freeze that killed everything not under cover and some things that were, temperatures will climb back to the 80s for a few days. A much needed rain should bring temperatures back to the 70s. I will put the peppers back outside for now. Hopefully they can still grow enough to eatContinue reading “Heat ripple”
Footyfried 