OMG this weather......😣

[IzzyG]

Just got blasted with snow today. Significantly more than originally anticipated. Deciduous trees were already in garage but conifers stayed out. Seems like theyll need to come in too as we are slated to see teens this week. We had 70s as well last week!

 

[HorseloverFat]

Just got blasted with snow today. Significantly more than originally anticipated. Deciduous trees were already in garage but conifers stayed out. Seems like theyll need to come in too as we are slated to see teens this week. We had 70s as well last week!

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Cool!!

Lots falling, but none sticking, up here.

 

[jandslegate]

Just got blasted with snow today. Significantly more than originally anticipated. Deciduous trees were already in garage but conifers stayed out. Seems like theyll need to come in too as we are slated to see teens this week. We had 70s as well last week!

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These pictures look familiar... lol. I think my internet worlds just collided!

 

[Mikecheck123]

It's currently 36 and... raining? That's almost impressive.

 

[Sansokuu]

We had weather in the _80s_ well into late October. then bam, a frost right after. It's like we skipped Fall completely here in Portland Oregon.

 

[Carol 83]

We had our second snow here last night. I hope that pattern doesn't keep up the rest of the winter. Sometimes we don't get snow until January.

 

[Paradox]

Well it was 35 at midnight and 36 at 6am so the weather idiots were way off. Could have left the ones I brought in out.

Put the trees back outside this morning.
Now it's in the 40s and raining. Next few nights are supposed to be mid 30s. Hopefully we finally get a frost. Praying for a frost.

I'm going to move the deciduous, azalea and chojubai into the cold frame this weekend and leave the covers off until it drops below freezing again.


Pines and juniper will stay out a bit longer then I'll move the juniper, JBP and pitch pines in.

The scots pines, mugos and JWP will stay out unless it drops into the low 20s. Some of them will go into the cold frame then and some to the ground between the cold frame and the fence.

 

[jandslegate]

We had weather in the _80s_ well into late October. then bam, a frost right after. It's like we skipped Fall completely here in Portland Oregon.

Similar Fall skippage here too, lol. I know it's no reason to panic but I still have perennials that need to be cut back as well as plans for trees and a few other ambitious yard collections. Maybe it'll be in the 70s in December like last year, lol.

 

[Cajunrider]

I'm tired of this weather pattern. One day I am BBQ'ing and smoking meat, the next day I'm cooking gumbo. I don't even have time to finish the left over.

 

[GGB]

Squirrels in my city are all very skinny this fall. Like skinnier than I can ever remember, I’m hanging my hat on a warm winter. Best case scenario it’s actually brutally cold and squirrel population plummets

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Just got blasted with snow today. Significantly more than originally anticipated. Deciduous trees were already in garage but conifers stayed out. Seems like theyll need to come in too as we are slated to see teens this week. We had 70s as well last week!

Looks great…somebody been shopping at Bjorn’s.

 

[Underdog]

Just a skiff here this morning. Teens in the forecast this weekend then near 50 and sunny next week.

 

[yashu]

Just a skiff here this morning. Teens in the forecast this weekend then near 50 and sunny next week.

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What is this “skiff” you speak of!? That looks like a dusting or squall to me

A skiff is a small workboat, usually flat bottomed, also called a tender.

I love this colloquial stuff. I heard some folks in the PNW refer to a short bout of snow as a skiff as well so this isn’t the first time. We have some pretty oddball weather (and everything else) terms in Maine so I get it.

 

[Underdog]

What is this “skiff” you speak of!? That looks like a dusting or squall to me

A skiff is a small workboat, usually flat bottomed, also called a tender.

I love this colloquial stuff. I heard some folks in the PNW refer to a short bout of snow as a skiff as well so this isn’t the first time. We have some pretty oddball weather (and everything else) terms in Maine so I get it.

Ha ha...

The origin is not clear, but some think it came from the Scottish verb "skiff," which means to lightly move across a surface barely touching it, as perhaps a "skiff" of snow barely covers the ground. The term appears to be colloquial, used mainly in northern parts of the country and in Canada to describe a minor rainfall or snowfall or a light breeze. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a skiff as "a slight gust of wind or shower of rain, etc. Also, a light flurry or cover of snow."

anyway.... color my skiff blue in this weather... LOL

 

[Cajunrider]

What is this “skiff” you speak of!? That looks like a dusting or squall to me

A skiff is a small workboat, usually flat bottomed, also called a tender.

I love this colloquial stuff. I heard some folks in the PNW refer to a short bout of snow as a skiff as well so this isn’t the first time. We have some pretty oddball weather (and everything else) terms in Maine so I get it.

My favorite brand of skiff. BTW, they aren't too light

Workskiff | Aluminum Welded Boat Manufacturers

workskiff.com

 

[Paradox]

lol I too think of "skiff" as a small boat.

 

[Underdog]

Pond has a "skim" of ice this morning. Squirrel looked thirsty so I turned on the fountain.

 

[yashu]

That’s a cool pond

 

[yashu]

Admittedly I was torn between that comment or “ your boat seems a little big for your pond“. In the end I figured you can’t go wrong with a little double entendre in the most wholesome way

 

[Underdog]

Admittedly I was torn between that comment or “ your boat seems a little big for your pond“. In the end I figured you can’t go wrong with a little double entendre in the most wholesome way

Admittedly I had to google double entendre then I got the pond joke that went over my head the first time