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[LisaG1967]

Good Morning Beakers


baz - Cute pic of Punkin climbing tree.

kb - Hoping your arborvitaes make it thru the snow storm.

karen - I will keep watching the weather for my return trip. I want a nice sunny drive. 

Lani - Mmm, banana pancakes, yummy!  My aunt use to make those for us when we spent the night at her house.  She would top them with a lil powdered sugar and a lil drizzle of syrup.

tsk - Are you getting the rain and wind today?

clynn - Pretty morning flowers in your pics.  I have heard that too about people getting chickens.  Our town limits does not allow that, but if you live in the County, you can have chickens.

Phyl - Thanks for the 365.

Puff, tig, oldguy, and all - Morning 

[oldguy]

Morning Beakers

Snow has just started here this morning - we have have had about 1.4 in. of rain in the past 24 hrs. - this is forecast to end by noon.  Temp is 34 and falling.
Clynn - I see that almost every highway and interstate going out of Des Moines is closed by multiple accidents.
Iowa folklore is that Girls HS State BB Tournament week will have a major storm causing travel issues somewhere in the state - rack up another checkmark for this year...

[kbshcb]

I have no idea how much snow we got last night....so much wind as well.

I do know I'm closing all blinds and waiting till spring

The back from inside....can't open the doors yet.

Aw yes, I peeked at my surveillance camera out front, and the neighbor's once again broke my property line fence.
Trying to drive a large van in and out of their driveway...Why?....it's now stuck in the middle of the street.
Just why even try to move that thing.

[camperstig]

some bounce

I would estimate 5 inches here, give or take 2? I've only looked toward the back, so far. Heavy evergreen branches. Drifts over the sidewalk and windy still. I'll venture out around lunchtime to begin the cleanup. Garage looks good... the wind has blown the roof clear but there are some drifts hanging over the sidewalk. Hoping for a similar result for the house. Looks like our Amazon delivery is delayed to tomorrow. Yay.

OldGuy - we have the same "tradition" here in St. Paul. It is boys' State hockey tournament this week.

Hugz
TTFN

[kbshcb]

https://www.fox9.com/weather/minnesota-weather-snow-totals-march-4-5

As of only 6am....you know more has fallen since....tig - lists your area as 6 inches

I'm on the Edina border so somewhere between 7.2 and 8 at 6am...for me.

[camperstig]

bounce

Yep, KB, I was just coming here to report...I saw that Fox 9 list. And MPR says 7.2 for Richfield. I love that they bother with decimals. But, yes, downtown St. Paul at 7ish and Roseville at 6ish .... that puts us at 6.56347 inches. LOL... except it is not a laughing matter.  Since we prolly won't be above freezing and it will still be windy, I won't attempt the roof until tomorrow. All sorts of things closed and buses not running. VERY surprised to see my neighbor out shoveling her whole LONG driveway. She historically never touches a shovel. Perhaps she needs to drive to werk? Sheesh.

Anyway.
Give Ollie a hug for me and stay warm and safe today. 

[kbshcb]

bounce

Yep, KB, I was just coming here to report...I saw that Fox 9 list. And MPR says 7.2 for Richfield. I love that they bother with decimals. But, yes, downtown St. Paul at 7ish and Roseville at 6ish .... that puts us at 6.56347 inches. LOL... except it is not a laughing matter.  Since we prolly won't be above freezing and it will still be windy, I won't attempt the roof until tomorrow. All sorts of things closed and buses not running. VERY surprised to see my neighbor out shoveling her whole LONG driveway. She historically never touches a shovel. Perhaps she needs to drive to werk? Sheesh.

Anyway.
Give Ollie a hug for me and stay warm and safe today. 

Thanks, will do. I did have to try to open one of 3 doors for Ollie. Got one downstairs...looked like 2 feet of wind blown snow against the door. Haven't even tried the front door yet as Chris is sleeping in his recliner in the living room.

I'm buying a much taller property line fence this spring...and, asking Andrew to scout out some more boulders...argg.

[camperstig]

Yes, our neighbor to the north built a wood fence a foot from our chain link about 5 yrs. ago. Not good for neighborly relations, but great to block some of the north wind.

[kbshcb]

Yes, our neighbor to the north built a wood fence a foot from our chain link about 5 yrs. ago. Not good for neighborly relations, but great to block some of the north wind.

and also stops some of their garbage!

[Puff]

Big Bear Valley eagles just got free air time on FOX News -  Yeah for them and us.

P

[BrokenLug]

Kb/Tig that's a pretty good early march snowfall for MSP, not a real big one for this time of year up by you, but enough to bring everything to a grinding halt.   

https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html?zoom=7&lat=44.96&lon=-93.13&hr=36

Not to rub it in but the weather here is a tad bit different.   
It's friggin hot & humid here big time.
This northern tier boy is not acclimated to this type of heat at this time of year. I'm laying low today in the shade.   

https://www.accuweather.com/en/bz/san-pedro/1162402/weather-forecast/1162402

[Puff]

That is cruel BL.  Good for you Pip and friends - not good for most beakers today.  Assorted bad weather for many areas.

P

[Puff]

How to lose a lot of sleep. . .

Drizzle, then rain, then pouring rain started about 6pm.  First noticed the sump pump about 8.  Laid on bed, sump pump now cycling about 10-5 minutes; went down to 2 minutes.  Then I started counting seconds between cycles.  Woke about 2 - now I'm really worried - there was no more noise from below (bedroom above utility room) not a comforting silence.  The pumps were not running at all.  Waited and waited.  Made my way to all the window views to see the water pools around the yard.  Not good.      Then made my way downstairs expecting trouble ya know.  Green light on pump was a go, no water on floor, couldn't even hear any water flowing into hole. Nope, no water by the bottom stair, no water in the back.

Don't know the why or how of any of it - all was fine when I got up at 5a.   

Promise of more rain  and flurries/snow later to come today.   

P
     

[Lani]

Toucan TV - TRR cam     https://explore.org/livecams/members/toucanrescueranch/toucan-tv

I was lucky to see the Great Potoo Owl ib the Toucan cam (Sloth TV) that is one of the residents at TRR.
Isn't it gorgeous!    https://www.animalspot.net/great-potoo.html







Good morning Beakers! 
Hello Eagles4, Lisa, Ezee, Eburg, Weasel, Jilltosa, Kb, Tsk, Karen, Oldguy, Puff, Eaglesrock, Emyrauld, Lilbro, Blschue, Lori, Clynn, Tig, Baz, Phyl, Peep, Jaspurr, Pink, BL, Bggolden, T40, ssrl, Maxie, Nrstooge, Paulie, jicaji, LB, and All!

Clynn, a very warm, colorful posts!  .. The  Great Potoo Owl that you have posted pics of before is on the Toucan TV (Sloth TV) cam right now.  ... Shannon wanted to raise chickens during the lockdown. Mesa allows farm animals, horses, goats, chickens, etc...  She hates the smell of fish or strong odors. I knew if she got them I'd have to clean up after them. She said she'd give me all the brown eggs I wanted.... no way LOL!! I did many years of that growing up in Hawaii... Now, if she got a horse or baby goats ... our HOA won't allow it, but anywhere else in Payson and surrounding communities does. Horses, goats, etc...

Phyl, I think its funny boys teased girls with wearing Ambergris?! Growing up in Hawaii with such a diverse community, I can't remember what the boys teased us with, it was said in many different languages, it just went in one ear and out the other.  ... a beautiful owl enjoying the sun's rays, thanks for nature video....

Oldguy, You and our Iowa Beakers stay safe and take care.

Lisa, beautiful morning pic.

{{{Kb, Chris, Ollie}}} stay warm and take care.

{{{Tig and Camper}}} you both stay safe and take care too.

BL please take care,  wouldn't want you to get a sunburned or overheated. 

{{{Puff}}} stay warm and take care.

[BrokenLug]

Thanks Lani.
Sunburn not a problem as I stay pretty well covered up with lite colored loose fitting "fishing attire" when out on the water.
Back onshore is when I have to be careful to stay slathered up with sunscreen.
I'm a blue eyed Irishman so I know to stay protected from the sun.
I'm sticking to the shade, hotel AC and cold water only today .. cocktails this evening after dinner and sunset to be sure.