There are two ways to look at this weather situation!
- We are lucky to have warm summy days interspersed with the cold gray days and I should get over my hatred for winter. It’s not even mid-February yet!
- It would be better to have all winter and let it run its course and then have spring without winter/spring/winter/summer temps.
In the end, it doesn’t really matter what I think, does it?
Sunday, it was 75º. It didn’t take long before I traded the sweat pants for shorts while out working in the garden.
Last night it dropped to the low 20’s.
Weather
It’s hazy, halfway foggy, kinda gray, no sunshine and cold! There’s a thin layer of ice on everything. Schools here are all closed today due to icy roads.
I looked at the temps this morning, took Speck outside and almost fell (he did take a tumble), emailed Vince to see if it was ok to leave the chickens in the coops because the heaters are on in there. He said “Yes, don’t try to walk out there in this weather.”
Then I looked out and the red chickens were out! Hmm . . I wasn’t quite sure what was going on with that so I ventured out there and . . either the chickens are crazy or Vince is crazy. The red chickens stay out later and later. I guess it was dark enough that Vince thought they were in and didn’t even notice they were still out so he locked up the coop, with the heater on, and the chickens were still outside! They spent the night in the freezing rain outside . . while the empty coop stayed toasty warm. Maybe they’ll go in earlier from now on or .. maybe I’ll make sure I put them up every night. I always open the big door, count heads and tell them all goodnight. I guess that’s the difference in a mom and a dad. Dad says “It’s bedtime . . if you’re not in, that’s your problem!” Seriously, I know when he went out there and it was way past dark so I’m shocked the chickens weren’t in already but they weren’t.
The good news is . . Saturday it will be 80º and Sunday it will be 86º. The better news is . . tomorrow the baby chicks get moved from the bathroom to the shop!
Diana in RR,TX says
And in another month we will be back on daylight savings time! That should make it easier to count chickens!
JudyL says
They actually haven’t learned to tell time yet! 🙂 They go in when it gets dark or if they’re being uncooperative, they go in a bit after dark. Maybe they will have learned their lesson after last night but I doubt it.
Marie Gilkey says
It’s a whooping 9 degrees here in MO at 10 am. I am so ready for warmer weather and flowers, gardening and I’d even take weeds right now. Snow everywhere!!
Mary Jo says
The weather here is crazy too. I am ready for spring!
Sharon Downey says
Kentucky. It was 6 degrees when I got up about 6 this morning. It’s now 11:30 am and it’s 14 degrees. I shouldn’t complain. Its 6 degrees at my sister in laws in Ohio.
Sherrill says
Its amazing how different your weather can be from ours and we’re not that far apart!! Our freezing precip is on the way but not here yet. We were 20 degrees colder than you last weekend and will be 10 or so ‘colder’ than you this coming weekend. I’m just so happy we typically only have 2-3 freezing days then warm. I’d hafta move WAAY south if it stayed cold all winter as I’m a big-time freezer!
Teresa in Music City says
Glad they all survived their winter adventure! You are right on the mark about the difference between a mom and a dad LOL!!!
Sue K says
I will gladly trade your weather for ours – northwest Indiana near Chicago . . . .
kaholly says
This is our 8th arctic blast this winter!! Thank heaven there are a few 70 degree days thrown in for good measure!
Josie says
This morning we awoke to minus 21 degrees.. so schools all did a delayed start..They are talking we “might see 20-30 temps next week here in Eastern Iowa
Deb K says
Yep, that mom/dad difference is alive and well at our house, too. I’m out there in the dark yelling (begging) for the cat to come in. Dad goes out, yells once and then locks everything down. He’s a little kinder when it’s freezing but he isn’t happy about it.
Anne Simonot says
Ha! It’s been -20 to -35 (C!) here almost non-stop since December 1st! I would be jealous of your weather but I remind myself that along with it comes giant grasshoppers, snakes, scorpions (!!!), & other very large insects. Admittedly, I have to keep reminding myself… as this weather shows no sign of breaking. Even for us Canadians it’s been a tough, long winter.
Linda says
So glad they’re okay!
Susan says
Glad they all survived. I hear feathers can be fairly warm. Maybe they huddled near cracks where heat seeped out?