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Post by genebo on Sept 29, 2015 21:14:34 GMT
Yep, we were pulling for Richmonder Ben King first, then Taylor Phinney, then Tyler Farrar, then Alex Howes or Brent Brookwalter, then Peter Sagan. Sagan because he's such a talented and colorful rider.
We have really been anguishing over missing going to the Elite Men's and Women's road races. Our company, that was supposed to stay with us and go with us, cancelled. Then we discovered that they had changed their minds and showed up at the Sunday race.
Oh, well!
Thank goodness we didn't get rained on and was able to stay here with the Dexters and goats. I took some new pictures, but haven't sorted through them to see if any are fit to post.
It hasn't stopped raining for more than a few hours at a time since Sunday. It's pouring down outside right now.
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Post by otf on Sept 29, 2015 21:53:54 GMT
Got about 1/2" yesterday and so far today, another 1-1/2" with more to come, plus the tropical mess moving up the coast this weekend. Yikes, I really should have been more careful in wishing for rain. I know we're at a deficit but maybe Mother Nature is trying to catch up??? At least it's not dreadfully cold or anything. My two little calves haven't floated away yet. I stopped feeding hay because grass is out there and very green; hope that's not a mistake?  |
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Post by genebo on Sept 30, 2015 2:26:42 GMT
In some years I fed lots of hay in order to preserve the grass longer. Most years, actually. This year the grass is so high and thick that I have only fed a few bales, as treats. I expect to have plenty of grass well into winter.
I see that our forecast calls for rain until next Monday. I have a solar light on a pole at the gate to the barn and it has gotten so little sunshine lately that it was almost out tonight. Barely glimmering.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Sept 30, 2015 11:50:44 GMT
I've looked at the radar and from what I see you're set to get even more rain with the storm going up the East Coast, I hope it's not too bad. When it gets to this time of year, it's pretty safe to let them eat whatever grass you have since you don't have to worry about high temperatures or a sun high in the sky to burn up your grass. At least that is the case in the more Northern latitudes. Very little rain here the past month, but the ground isn't really all that dry and there is plenty of moisture available for the grass from the cool nights with the dew. But our grass growing season is just about over as the temperatures start to drop and the days get pretty short compared to the nights.
It's quite windy right now, Lake Huron is pretty rough and is expected to stay that way until the end of the week. The highs will be in the 50's but the lows won't get that cold, because of the relatively warm lake. Away from the Great Lakes, there are frost and freeze advisories out in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I really like Michigan in the fall, even with a slight chill in the air, we don't get the cold snaps that really drop the temperature like they do in those states, or upstate New York, etc... Of course some would say the down side is when the temperatures do get cold enough with a wind, it picks up the lake moisture and deposits it as snow that you have to shovel and drive in. I haven't used it for a few years, but I'm going to get the snowmobile going this winter...which means that we probably won't have a winter like the last couple have been...lol
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Post by genebo on Sept 30, 2015 15:21:35 GMT
All that talk about winter seems so out of place to me right now. My air conditioner was running yesterday.
All around the barn, it's muddy season. My bride wants me to gravel a path from the gate to the barn.
The TV stations are predicting around 7.5" of rain by Sunday night. Maybe it will flush away some of the mud.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Sept 30, 2015 18:53:16 GMT
Wow! That's a lot of rain!
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Post by genebo on Oct 1, 2015 1:53:14 GMT
What a beautiful day we had today! Bright sun and puffy clouds. Shirt sleeve weather.
We're buckling down for what is to come. TV news was full of flooding all around us.
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Post by otf on Oct 1, 2015 14:55:31 GMT
Kind of hard to prepare for a hurricane when it's raining the way it is. I am not looking forward to the next few days. Have been prepping like crazy to be sure nothing can blow around, generator is full and ready, etc. Haven't had to do this kind of prep work since H. Isabel in 2003. Main concern is losing power, but there's nothing I can do about that.
Hope everyone in the path of this mess is going to be safe.
Gale
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Post by Blessings Farms on Oct 2, 2015 9:07:08 GMT
News last night showed a area through Virginia receiving up to 12 in.
from huricane. How close to coast are you Gale ? The amount of rain alone
is bad let alone the wind and surge.
Good luck.
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Post by otf on Oct 2, 2015 13:15:46 GMT
Thankfully, Joaquin seems to be headed in the opposite direction from us and won't make landfall along the Eastern Seaboard. We're in central VA, but we're still getting clobbered by that other mix of storms that's dropping A LOT of rain (Woodwine, VA, west of here might see 16"). There will be some wind also, all making for a big mess. Hope it will dwindle away after Saturday!
Thanks, Blessings!
Gale
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