May get some rain

[trapdog]

Snowing like a beech here now. Maybe 10 inches or so before it's done. By the way the news people are acting we may not survive.

[bigjohn]

The weather news folks like making it a bigger deal than it is. We got about 2 inches on the ground although probably had a inch more that melted.

[krank]

I drove about 40 miles this morning with no problem. Hit Grandview (south KC) and its 6 inches deep. I pushed the little button on my dash that said "4wd".

[bigjohn]

Still snowing pretty good here this morning. Taking this time to put up some beaver.

[bigjohn]

Ended up with around 5 inches after it quit thawing. Weather folks said another 3 to 4 inches around Friday. All this will help rebuild some of the lost ground moisture, which we need.

Going to get out here as soon as I get a couple more beaver put up and see what's about and check the 3 traps I left out.

Temps suppose to take a serious dive later this week.

[segsarge]

Got a light dusting of snow last night. Not anywhere near the blizzard that was predicted.

[bigjohn]

Man the gravel roads are a mess. Many drifted bad and the ground under is soft after all that moisture. Roads the graders ran early drifted right back over. Hard top roads are in pretty good condition.

Checked my three otter sets and only sign I saw were mink. Drove to another property I'd pulled ahead of the storm only to see the otter came back through.

[bigbob]

Temps supposed to go down the shitter this weekend! Stay warm and be safe everybody. Carry some rudimentary survival gear, sleeping bag, change of clothes, fire making stuff.

[krank]

I am bringing the brass monkey inside tonight for the duration of the weekend.

[trapdog]

Got about 10 inches earlier this week. Now have a full blown, old fashioned blizzard going on that's supposed to leave 10 more before it's done. Can we go back to global warming, please?

[bigjohn]

You can keep that stuff up there fella !

[segsarge]

I got the inside information from the weather service yesterday for the spring forecast. It's made using the latest tech equipment that's available. it goes like this: It's going to be dryer than normal, unless it rains a lot. Temps are going to be above average, unless it's cold. Expect strong storms and high winds unless it's sunny and calm. And finally, expect temps to warm up a lot by July or August.
So there it is, right from the source, also geese are going to fly north and water is expected to run downhill this year.

[trapperw3]

That's a good forecast Segsarge

[bigjohn]

Certainly wet out there now. Creeks all flowing and ponds filling.

[segsarge]

Yep, yard is a swamp and creeks actually have water in them.

[krank]

Like I said yesterday, road is pure slop. Today I was spinning tires just to keep moving. I hate to walk from the house to the barn. I need to get back in the timber and look at the pond I dug last spring. Gonna take rubber boots to get there.

[bigjohn]

Can't imagine feeding cattle in a lot the last few and next few days. Mud knee deep to a tall indian lol

[krank]

Farmers always get the cattle fed no matter what. I saw my first 4wd truck back when we had a wet winter and my cousin HAD to get through to feed. Tractors were leaving giant ruts that winter and if you climb our silo you can still see the ruts made 50 years ago. They dont go away unless you fill them.
I guess the concern right now isnt how to get it there but rather having something to feed. Last summer was a slim haycrop and big bales are selling for $100. Lots of baled cornshucks this year.

[bigjohn]

Teens and 20's in the early mornings and 30's in the after noons will help thing dry out faster.