NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[NH homesteader]

It's like 10 here, -5 windchill.

 

[Mike CHS]

Our part of Tennessee would shut down for more than a couple of inches of snow. Just a short time of freezing keeps everyone home instead of out on our hilly roads.

 

[NH homesteader]

Our frieds said the same thing. Whoa the roads are insane down there. DH said it's the only state he's visited where his sense of direction is so confused after a few turns!

 

[Latestarter]

It is really easy to get turned around in eastern TN & KY on those rural roads... I have a decent sense of direction and rarely get lost, but it's a real challenge for me there as well... Maybe the earth's magnetism is different there or something...

 

[Devonviolet]

I'm with @Baymule!

Our temp is currently 52°, with a slight breeze. No rain last night.

I'm sitting in the sun, in my hoodie, watching DH chop roots, so we can finish digging a trench for the waterline and drain, to my sink in the new barn.

My heart goes out to y'all in the snow belt, with all that cold & snow. We did our time in MN & PA and don't miss it a bit. Granted, this has been an exceptionally warm winter, here in TX. But, the few weeks of cold we normally get pales compared to what he had in MN & PA. Its been great this winter with all the work we need to get done.

 

[Bruce]

Ok, ya'll can hate me now....it's cold enough to tingle my fingers and turn my nose red.... we got a half inch of rain....

Hey at least you can still FEEL your fingers and toes!

I spent a couple of hours outside moving wood to the enclosed porch and putting an LED light bar on top of the leading edge of the blower. The garden tractor lights don't do much when there is a blower out front Somewhat difficult putting nuts on bolts when you can't see the threaded end of the bolts nor feel the washers and nuts with your fingers. The frozen toes are a bonus.

Our NOAA numbers suggest 11" for a total, this picture from Weather.com suggests about half will land on Tuesday. Interesting that we are not going to share our snow with our Canadian friends.

 

[NH homesteader]

I couldn't find an actual amount on NOAA, it still says vaguely "6 inches or more". Bleh.

 

[Latestarter]

You know Bruce, that really is pretty amazing how the storm just stops at the Canadian border... It's got to be some govt plot/experimental thing... They've been trying to control weather for decades. So is this the storm that is presently dumping on Iowa and Minnesota and headed into Wisconsin? Appears to be making a B line for Chicago too. I hope the actual isn't as bad as the forecast. You northern tier states have had some really off the wall weather this winter...

 

[farmerjan]

We are expecting in the 3-8 in range all according to how the line shifts. We get a fair amount here in the blue ridge mountains ordinarily, but this winter have had a total of a maybe 4 inches. The eastern an north eastern part got over a foot back a month or so ago and they have next to no equipment for it. My son went to Va beach area for 4 days with VDOT to try to get some of the roads opened up then. We will try to get everyone fed up extra hay and such so won't have to deal with it for a couple of days. Problem is it is supposed to turn COLD on wed not above freezing with wicked wind chills. Granted, nothing like you in VT an NH but not fun here now with us calving. Have about 20 on the ground I guess, hate to have the first calf heifers calving with crummy weather but what can you do...usually we are moderating a bit now, guess we got the moderating in Feb and will get the crappy stuff now. We are way behind in moisture so it will be welcome that way, but I really am done with winter even though we haven't really had much.

 

[farmerjan]

If you look at the snowfall map Bruce posted we are about an hour above Roanoke Va, so in the 5-8 lt purple. At least is isn't so cold now. Moved the two "chicken tractors" to clean ground, will fill the feeders in the morning and make sure they have water but it will freeze overnight. I use small black rubber pans that gives them a chance to all get a good drink and that I can get the frozen stuff out of. Just had gotten started with the automatic waterers.
One of the reasons I moved south all those years ago from CT. Less winter, more farming/gardening/grazing months. You will definitely be more inclined to do the homesteading things when the cold and snow doesn't drag on for 6 months.