dog – Climate Wary Homesteader

Getting some paws in the sand.

There was some speculation that last night was going to be frosty. It got close- 34.7°F here. But no frost on the ground or the truck. Still, I had taken precautions and brought a few not hardy plants into the camper for the night. And since it’s a clear night again, I brought them inContinueContinue reading “Getting some paws in the sand.”

I’ve been busy preserving food.

I don’t think the others on the homestead really take food preservation very seriously. As I’m working diligently to fill my own place up with dehydrated cabbage, fermented concoctions, dehydrated fruits, canned and frozen foods they don’t seem to do the same or care too. But they call my other garden projects useless (like theContinueContinue reading “I’ve been busy preserving food.”

Moist.

(Only because that is my favorite word to say to make people uncomfortable 🤣) But it really is wet out there. So far this atmospheric river has dumped 2.59” of rain as of this moment at 5 pm Friday evening. At least it wasn’t raining so much on the other side of the mountain whileContinueContinue reading “Moist.”

Keeping everyone as cool as possible-

73°, 72%humidity, wind NW 2 mph, 79.73 barometer, 0” rain today 0.54” rain this month It’s not so bad today. Though warm, it only got to 83°, much better than yesterday and the day before. Note that when it’s 98° outside here my little home got up to 103° inside and that was with aContinueContinue reading “Keeping everyone as cool as possible-“

Rain! Lovely Rain.

Last night it began. A nice gentle wash that has continued today. It’s exactly what the land needs. Just over half an inch has fallen today at a rate that soaks into the parched earth and not just run off. Of course this means I don’t have to feel guilty about not working a lotContinueContinue reading “Rain! Lovely Rain.”

They are here!

A bunch of stuff. Of course. I woke up with an awful headache this morning. A migraine, not a hangover mind you. I was at work, so I was out having fun. Ha. But I got home and was greeted by blazing sun and warmth. And chickens. Yes, the chickens had just arrived as IContinueContinue reading “They are here!”

Feels hot and humid.

@ 11 am. I’m not even bothering to jot the temperature down from the apps today. All the apps are saying different things and they all feel wrong. But the new weather station is arriving today. So things should get a lot more accurate. I got my watering done for the garden, attempting to giveContinueContinue reading “Feels hot and humid.”

Live Wire and Accurate Weather

@ 9:15 am 61°F, Cloudy, SW 2 mph wind, 0” rain Zero. Zero inches of rain the apps claim. Yet all day yesterday moisture dribbled from the sky. I had to use windshield wipers regularly and I was definitely wet after finishing the set up of the electric net fencing. Muddy paw prints on floorContinueContinue reading “Live Wire and Accurate Weather”

It’s Been A While, Hasn’t it?

@5:45 AM 55*F, Mostly Cloudy, N 6 mph Wind, Monthly Rain 1.08″, Year to Date rain 37.20″ It seems the more I use my paper book journal the less I spend typing here but I am paying for this so I may as get back to regularly updating. Nothing much has changed other than theContinueContinue reading “It’s Been A While, Hasn’t it?”

A beautiful day- but don’t be fooled!

74°F (a record for here), partly cloudy, NW 4 mph wind, 26.87” rain ytd Trilliums in bloom today in the woods. It was so beautiful today I spent it all outside. As soon as I was up and moving I jumped into the garden. I planted strawberries, heathers, peonies, cabbage and broccoli seedlings. I transplantedContinueContinue reading “A beautiful day- but don’t be fooled!”