Archive for February, 2007
February 28, 2007 – Storm Aftermath
Today gave us a chance to catch our breath before the next storm approaches. I was able to walk around a bit more and check out some of the damage I haven’t shared yet. This is one of the white pines we planted about 7 years ago, snapped in half. At least the goats will ...Read more.
February 27, 2007 – Storm Day 5
Today was Day 5 of the Storm. Still no electricity for us and about 80,000 others, three days after it blinked off. Following are some pictures from 2 miles due east of our farm. I wonder what it looked/sounded like when all these poles snapped! Some of the poles are artistically pleasing. Driving around is much like ...Read more.
February 26, 2007 – Storm Day 4
Today was Day 4 of the Storm. The day dawned cool and clear. Some of the ice started to melt. More of it clung stubbornly to the surfaces, like the ice to the hinge of this barn door. I’m eager to start getting the mess cleaned up, but so many of the branches are encrusted ...Read more.
February 25, 2007 – Storm Day 3
Today was Day 3 of the Storm. The big snow that was supposed to hit us fizzled out in favor of rain. At about 4 am I awoke and heard dripping and went outside and found it was raining again, which meant more ice. Here’s the east-facing dormer with its mantle of ice. This utility truck ...Read more.
February 24, 2007 – Storm Day 2
Today was Day 2 of the Storm. The night brought a nice layer of ice to the world. It also brought a sick child. Emma finished her strep meds three days earlier, Claire was infected about 6 days ago and Emma woke up again this morning with another case. Of course it is Saturday in ...Read more.
February 23, 2007 – Day 1 “Storm of the Century” (so far)
Today was Day 1 of the Storm of the Century (hey, when you’re only into a century 7 years, these things happen much more often). We had periodic sleet/hail/ice pellets, complete with thunder and lightning at about 33 degrees. Here’s some of the mixture of the combinations of precipitation. It was a strange night, with a ...Read more.
February 23, 2007 – Photo Friday “Texture”
This week’s Photo Friday Contest theme is “Texture.” Here’s a portion of an old granary in the back pasture. one year ago…
February 22, 2007 – Thingamajig Thursday #62
Here’s this week’s thingamajig entry. Also check out last week’s answer. As always, put your guess in a comment below. Move mouse over this sentence to pop-up answer. one year ago…
February 21, 2007 – Last Snowbanks?
Today was the first day over 50 degrees for a long time. Most of the snow, except the drifts and along the roads, is melted. This bank will take a bit longer to melt. All the chickens came out of the coop for the first time in 2007 as there was snow-free ground. The goats ...Read more.
February 20, 2007 – A Dark Side of Rural America
Sunday morning a house less than a mile from us was intentionally set on fire. It points to one of the problems I see with absentee ownership. Someone now from Connecticut owns this property (proudly displaying the “Century Farm” signs that indicates 100 year ownership of the farm by the same family). The house had ...Read more.
February 19, 2007 – I’m Melting
Finally, the cold has ended in earnest! The driveway is starting to melt. Ever since I was a kid, it’s been my job to make drainages for snow melt in the spring – dig channels, make pathways to drain the snowmelt puddles away. There is some utility in doing this – draining the puddles prevents ...Read more.
February 18, 2007 – A Day of Thought & Beauty
Today was a day full of thought and beauty. This morning Claire’s high school youth group planned, led, and conducted the Sunday Service. Their theme was the benefits of the arts (music, dance, drama, visual arts) to support varied ways of learning and expression. Each person performed, spoke of what moved them meant to them ...Read more.
February 17, 2007 – Change is Hard!
I was alerted to this wonderful two minute YouTube video showing just how hard it is to introduce a new user interface. This video particularly struck my fancy as a big part of my job is to create such new interfaces with computers, and this video does a great job of showing how hard it ...Read more.
February 16, 2007 – The Cast
Emma has been working hard on a school play entitled “Big Bad” which puts the Big Bad Wolf on trial supported with a cast of characters including little red riding hood, the three pigs, and Little Miss Muffet. Linda has been in Manhattan (Kansas, not the island) the last few days presenting at a conference. ...Read more.
