Saturday, January 13, 2018

pick a window


After a day of mild temperatures - very welcome, as you might imagine - we had hard rain for a solid day and night.


It was still raining this morning, which is when I took these pictures.


Quite suddenly, the temperature began to drop. To plummet, really.


 In three hours, the temperature dropped about 35 degrees.
Really. I checked it twice.


And then the sun came out!


And a bitter cold wind began to blow, which continued all day and was still trying to take my ears off when I put the critters to bed this evening.

The temp is dropping back down to zero tonight, and our highs are not predicted to rise above freezing again for a good long while...but at least the forecast is for single digits instead of negative teens.

I know not all of my readers are experiencing winter right now, but for those who are: stay warm and safe! 
And for those who are experiencing Summer: send pictures!

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10 comments:

  1. We had one of those 40 degree drops, too, and I am never sure whether to be more shocked at the change in temperature or in how easily we adjust to it. I do love those bits of sunshine this time of year, though!

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    1. I have to say I adjust more easily to the sudden warmth than the huge drops ;)

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  2. That huge drop after the rain must have made ice! Ugh. I hope that it calms down in your neck of the woods!

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    1. My entire world is ice right now. I am being as careful as possible. One friend w livestock broke her ankle in a fall on ice recently - she luckily has daily help, but I don't.

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    2. I realize that "luckily" may have sounded heartless, but in fact, my friend has said all along she wasn't in much pain. It's the immobilization that has been frustrating, which I can well imagine!

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  3. We had the same weather experience and are back to deep cold again this week with snow flurries (nothing really to shovel anyway). Stay warm and dry Quinn!
    Wendy

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    1. You too, Wendy! We're expecting more snow Tuesday and Wednesday...I don't even want to know how much. Brought home an extra carton of milk yesterday, and will load up all the hay feeders (again) today.

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  4. Hard to believe the temps could drop that far in such a short period of time. They did much the same here, altho' not to quite the same degree. Stay warm - stay safe on the ice.

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    1. I could hardly believe it myself. A 10-degree drop can feel like it happens almost instantly, but 35 degrees in 2-3 hours is just...a lot.

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  5. YIKES! That sounds like an inversion and those suckers are frightening! Glad you and the critters are all right; it's been terribly cold here but today sun is shining, temp is 53 and life is good. Be safe, Quinn, be safe.

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