52°, rain, lots of wind There is another cyclone causing issues again at the coast. This time my area is feeling a bit more wind than the last one and places like San Francisco is seeing some weather it normally doesn’t. It will probably be raining for a week or so, but that isn’t tooContinueContinue reading “San Francisco with it’s first Tornado Warning in History”
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Still air and clear skies-
Clear, frosty (probably mid 20’s) A picture from early in the year. These are a sign of a cold night here. And it was indeed a cold night again. I was prepared for it this time having shut off my water before hand to prevent any damage to my pipes. Pipes that are not asContinueContinue reading “Still air and clear skies-“
Sun out, frost in.
That’s the way of winter here. If it’s clear, you get the cold mornings. The frosts. Not Midwest or mountain cold, but you’ll get ice on the windshield and frozen water buckets, which usually thaws by afternoon. Clouds usually moderate the winter temperature here. Which is another reason I chose this area. I’ve lived inContinueContinue reading “Sun out, frost in.”
Get Them While You Can
Climate change, regime change, and preventable illness. I can’t tell you how many times a day I hear around this area that scientists and Doctors are fake and out to harm people. As someone who has a degree in the sciences it’s rather insulting and also false. Why would we spend our whole lives tryingContinueContinue reading “Get Them While You Can”
Only Minimal Damage on the Homestead
The reason I chose this particular location, was because I studied the possible wind patterns. The reason I chose to have no large growing trees near my little home is also because I have seen what that can do to a home and human lives. Yes, the shade is very nice, especially in hot climatesContinueContinue reading “Only Minimal Damage on the Homestead”
Possible Bomb Cyclone on the Horizon
Sometime during my middle of the night insomnia, I got bored enough to go look at the models and the patterns for the coming week. Here in the PNW, I say keep an eye out for a mid week (starting possibly on Tuesday) bomb cyclone and atmospheric river. The low pressure system is looking fairlyContinueContinue reading “Possible Bomb Cyclone on the Horizon”
Cheap Milk and Silent Screams (read my response below this powerful poem)
by Heide Brandes they’re dancing in the streets tonightcelebrating someone else’s painlike hyenas drunk on blood and fearwhile the milk goes sour in their refrigerators the television blares about savings at the megamartand nobody remembers how to grow their own freedom anymorethey revel like gloating goats, shittingand prancing on expensive things like rights, equality andContinueContinue reading “Cheap Milk and Silent Screams (read my response below this powerful poem)”
First Major Storm of the Season
As expected, and the reason I moved to this area, the weather, though not exactly perfect and not exactly following the normal historical patterns the last few years, is mild mannered compared to what is going on with the rest of the country and even the world. That’s not to say there won’t be crazyContinueContinue reading “First Major Storm of the Season”
Leaf it to me.
Cloudy, waiting on rain and wind today. Mild temps in the 50’s. What do you do when you are a very tight budget and need to fill some garden beds? You use what is available naturally as much as possible that you can get for free. That may look different wherever you are. For instance,ContinueContinue reading “Leaf it to me.”
Welcome to 1.5
1.5 is the magical number climate scientists agree was a number to avoid. It wasn’t officially expected to happen until 2040. But I know it would be quicker. Ever since Al Gore attempted to bring up the issue of climate change, there was a very concerted effort by just about everyone to “scale back” theContinueContinue reading “Welcome to 1.5”
Climate Wary Homesteader 