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  1. My best friend lives in Makanda, IL and she said I could go down there for it. I am REALLY tempted to make the trip. Would it be worth the cost of going down there to see it?
  2. I live in the county just north of the TC that turned into a Winter Storm Warning. Initially it was coming down fast and furious! We received 4" in no time! However, it's slowed down quite a bit since I last checked at 7:30. We're now sitting at about 5.5" (and of course there's been some melting too). I think we'll maybe end up with 6" when it's all said and done here in like an hour. This was a pleasant surprise though, I really miss watching this white stuff fall!
  3. Yeah, this has been the worst winter here I have yet to see. Well, I think any of us has yet to see! How did we go from one of the snowiest winters on record to at this point least on record? Talk about extremes! I mean, I don't mind not having to shovel or plow, but a little something would be nice. And I feel so bad for those in our industry who rely on plowing to get them through the winter when they can't do anything else. I know it's only February and typically I would say we should be getting slammed here in February and March, but I just don't see it really happening this year.
  4. I'm not very good at predicting what could happen either, but I'm going to compare this winter (at least for MN) to that of the 2012-2013 winter season. Everything is mimicking the same as that fall/winter so far. So with that being said, we're going to have a snowstorm or two in December, barely anything in January, and we'll get slammed in February and March. Temps those years were above average as well. As long as we have a white Christmas, I'll be happy. Anything after that is a bonus!
  5. Just got placed into a Blizzard Warning. I can't remember the last time we were in a Blizzard Warning. Antsy to see how this all plays out. Just spotty showers at the moment, but the wind has really picked up in the last hour. It's going to get very messy once it switches over.
  6. The last time I heard which was the end of January, we had beat the average snowfall in a season for MSP (which is 51.2") and we were sitting at 52.1". We've had a couple small little inch or so snow storms since then, so I'm guessing around 54" for the season right now?
  7. I am so excited! Hoping this one doesn't disappoint! I made a bet with my sister in the fall that we'll be getting 70"+ of snowfall this year, so it best not fail me now .
  8. I'm getting nervous that I'm cutting myself short with the time I have to get things done around the house! If I find my wooly this week in the garden, I'm sharing my findings!
  9. Both the spiders and bees have been HORRIBLE this year! I think they are making up for the lack of mosquitos that weren't around due to the drought (which I thoroughly enjoyed!) The bees have been slowing down around here, haven't seen much of them in the last two weeks, but the spiders...I swear, they're falling out of the sky!
  10. Still no hard freeze in our area yet. To be honest, I'm kind of liking it. Haven't had time to pull what I need to out of my garden before it hits. I'm hoping I can get around to that early next week before it does! I can't believe it's already the middle of October and we're still as warm as we are. We are taking full advantage of it with our business, but we have to keep reminding ourselves that it all could come to a screaming halt anytime (which I have a feeling it will hit us quick and hard when it does). As long as we can finish up just a couple more landscape jobs and I can find the time to get things in order around the house before it hits, life will be peachy. On a side note, I'm kind of bummed because I haven't seen my wooly caterpillar yet this year It is the one sign of nature that has never proved me wrong yet for winters, even as much as I would like to disagree with them on some winters. Hoping I find one in the garden or my flower beds like I typically do when I clean them up for the year. Otherwise it will mark the first time in about 7 years I haven't come across one, which will leave me guessing what this winter may hold according to the wooly's!
  11. I sure hope so Tom! I am ready for fall! Loving this much needed rain. Supposed to be a hot one tomorrow again, but looks to cool down next week which I am super excited for! I'm ready to decorate for fall, but it needs to feel like it first!
  12. @Stormgeek What city in Anoka County do you live in?! I live in Anoka County as well!
  13. This week parts of northern Minnesota have been classified as "D4-Exceptional Drought". This is the first time ever Minnesota has had to use this classification. I have literally mowed my lawn only twice this year since we don't water it and it has been taking forever to grow (well, at least the areas that haven't gone dormant). Thankful for what looks to be cooler days ahead, that helps a bit. But some rain would be lovely.
  14. Been a while since I have posted on here, hope everyone has been doing good and enjoying the summer! Personally I can't wait until it is over with. I am soooo done with this heat. Especially when you work outside for a living. But on the positive side, I'm so used to it now that at least 90 degrees doesn't feel too bad unless the dew points are ridiculous like we will be experiencing today and tomorrow. Going to go work outside for a couple more hours and then I will become a hermit I was kind of bummed yesterday as we were supposed to get some good storms but they never came past Hinckley towards the cities. To be honest, as much as a storm would be nice, an all day light rain would be even better. Give it a chance to actually get into the ground and benefit us a bit. Hopefully we get rain soon as we need it just as bad as those to the west. As far as winter goes, pretty sure it's going to be a doozy. We always had a rule of thumb to live by when we plowed. If it was a rainy summer, it will be a dry winter. If it was a dry summer, it will be a snowy winter. I'm quite excited to see what this coming season brings!
  15. Yes! I go by nature's forecast. The deer have had a lot of fat on them this year. And the buck that I got a couple weeks ago, his fur was really long. Probably one of the best hides I've had yet from a deer. I'm also banking on a tough winter due to the amount of mice I've had since late spring. I've never trapped so many mice in a single year. And the chipmunks were hoarding way earlier than usual. Even an old time farmer brought that up to me without me even mentioning! Farmers know nature...Most also think that an abundance of acorns means it's going to be a bad winter. I don't believe that. The years where I noticed we've had bad winters is when acorns barely drop, like this year. The mild winters have tons of acorns, like last year. Personally, I think it's just the calm before the storm. I have a feeling it's going to hit us hard in January, just like it did in 2013-2014. We will have to wait and see! Side note, I really enjoy reading everyone's input on here. I may not know all of the terminology and such...but I feel like I'm learning more and more every time I hop on!
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