posted on November 21, 2004 04:47:40 PM new
We had six inches of snow or more overnight. Mighty pretty scene out there.
The first shot is from our front door. The second is the scene outside my ebay office window. The birds are going nuts fighting over the suet feeder, and a lone quail has been on the snow under the feeder scratching for any leavings the little birds knock down. A great day to stay indoors, watch a little football, and check on my eBay auctions that close tonight.
posted on November 21, 2004 05:26:46 PM new
Roadsmith, what state do you live in? And I thought it started to snow early in Maine. We had just a dusting this a.m. but all was gone soon after.
posted on November 21, 2004 05:36:45 PM new
We're in So. Calif., in the mountains above Palm Springs at 6,000 feet. Winter came early this year; our first snow was about a month ago, even before our little newspaper's "guess the date of the first snow" contest closed! We are very very happy to get this moisture.
The snow is gone usually in a couple of days and then we might have 60s and 70s picnic weather for a bit. Very changeable.
posted on November 21, 2004 05:40:04 PM new
You beat us in Minnesota! Not even a flake here yet! It's lovely but you can have it!
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posted on November 21, 2004 07:04:40 PM new
Max: Those trees with leaves aren't deciduous; they are Calif. native live oaks and they don't drop their leaves all at once--just little dribbles all year.
But our first snowstorm, a big one, in October really did it to some of our regular oaks and maples around town. The snow was so heavy that large limbs broke off here and there. One enormous main limb of an oak came within 2 inches of hitting our cars. Close one.
posted on November 21, 2004 07:20:20 PM new
Road,,,,,this was NO wonderful thing to me,I went to Pomona this morning to a Motorcyle Show swapmeet,,,,the mountains were Covered with SNOW and my HANDS were freezing,,,,,I chucked the $35.00 sellers fee after selling a $5.99 ITEM and got the HELL out of there! Back to Sunny Orange County......IT WAS COLD! Cold to the BONE......that song,bad to the bone,,,,,,Froze to the bone applied......BRRRRRRRRRRRRR,,,,,,,,Save yer picture post cards for someone ELSE!!!!! I,was NOT kicked back , watching chestnuts roasting on an open fire,,,,,JACK FROST WAS nipping at my,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahha....Beautiful PICS as LONG as YOU don't have to DEAL with them,,,,,,,personally! hahahahaha,,,,,,Have a Hally, Jolly, Christmas and A HAPPY NEW YEARS too.......I LOVE SUN!!!!!! HOT Sun! hahahahahaha,,,,,
posted on November 21, 2004 08:05:24 PM new
Thank somebody that I don't live where it snows!! As I don't believe in "God" it must be my good fortune. You must live close to Temecula. It was on the 6":00 o'clock news showing the snow there. That is over 100 miles south of Santa Maria.. It never snows here. Tonights low will be 33 degrees, the coldest of the season. May have turn on the furnace
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posted on November 21, 2004 08:06:57 PM new
Roadsmith,
That storm that hit you moved to the corner of Nevada and looped back around the Sierras and blindsided us here in the valley last night. The NWS had no warning and did not mention it on the 9:30 update. At 9:45 it was pouring here. It circled on around and went back to Nevada. It hit some people in the desert a second time on the way out.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 21, 2004 08:31:21 PM new
Sanmar,
You better get that furnace fired up. There's a frost warning for you and Lucy, and the areas all around you are in a freeze warning. Here's what it looks like:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 21, 2004 08:37:39 PM new
mmmm snow! I moved to a region where there is snow...got the snow tires, thermal undies, extra food for the hayburner...booyah
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posted on November 21, 2004 09:27:32 PM new
Lucy,
Your lemon tree should be o.k. I don't think your area will ever be hit by a hard freeze. I was surprised to see the frost warning for the coast. Further inland, around Paso Robles, your tree might be in trouble tonight. If it gets too cold there, just holler. My wife brought home a smudge pot from a yard sale a couple months ago. I'll loan it to you and you can warm up everyone on the block
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 21, 2004 10:09:54 PM new
Sparkz,
Your wife must have hit one of Cousin 'Ola May's yard sales...
I remember my Uncle Herman going out in that dark, cold, damp fog to check the smudge pots in his Terra Bella orange groves.
It was spooky seeing him come back to the house. He was very tall and thin. There were big redwood trees in the front yard, the fog swirling around them. He would just appear all of a sudden.
posted on November 21, 2004 10:32:30 PM new
You're right Lucy. They were not made to be used in fair weather. When I was in high school, many of my friends earned enough tending smudge pots to buy their first cars. They were easy to spot. They would smudge all night and by the second period, would be sound asleep at their desks. Since it was an agricultural emergency, most child labor laws were suspended, making smudging the highest paying job in the state for teenagers. With the price of fuel now, just about all orchard protection has turned to wind machines and sprinklers. There used to be a vendor at our local swap meet that would bring a pot out with him on extremely cold days and fire it off to keep warm. Every customer out there would congregate at his space. He was always the first to sell out and pack up and leave.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 21, 2004 10:43:37 PM new
Brrrr..... That Valley's too darn cold in the winter for me and too hot in the summer. I'll stick with the weather over here.
posted on November 21, 2004 11:13:04 PM new
Sanmar: A friend told us today that they had enough snow in Temecula to make a 5-foot snowman.
Maggie: You're very welcome. When the sun came out a little later, the picture would have been spectacular. Not seen beyond those trees is our huge monolithic Lily Rock, looming straight up in the air but in the photo hidden by clouds. The birds were working awfully hard to find food.
posted on November 22, 2004 09:22:00 AM newClassic.. well...next time it snows down here in South Mississippi, be sure to let me know, and I'll make sure I am clear headed enough to go and check the white stuff out, okay?
posted on November 22, 2004 05:09:46 PM new
Wow, thanks for posting the pics. The whole time my ex-boyfriend owned land there it never snowed but the surrounding mountains had plenty. It was very beautiful.
posted on November 22, 2004 09:50:01 PM new
Roadsmith,
I'm curious also. Where is Idlewylde in relation to Palm Springs, North, South, East or West? Many years ago, my company moved a family down there, but I've forgotten the exact location.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 23, 2004 11:48:06 AM newClassic....KMA!
Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree, for me I've been an awful good girl Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
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posted on November 23, 2004 12:39:31 PM new
Sparkz and Popnrock: Idyllwild is SW of Palm Springs, just over the San Jacinto mountain range about 14 miles as the crow flies (but a lot more by car!). We are the talllll mountains that block the sun from Palm Springs in the afternoon.
Popnrock, I have heard of Winchester--at least there's a Winchester Road between Hemet and Temecula that we take when we have to go to the "bigger city" for the bigger stores.
