Welcome to Sunny Alberta

[PureCountry]

First 3 weeks of the new year, snow, snow, more snow and bloody cold. Today, it RAINED off and on all morning while I was inspecting feeders heading to Ontario. By noon I was at a feedlot checking fats heading to Cargill, and the sun was shining, we had our jackets off and it's +5 C.

Unreal. Cows are happy though; snow's sinking fast and they're back to rustling for swaths. Cheap feeding this week, although if we get a hard freeze we're gonna have one heckuva crust. The joys of feeding in the North country. :wink:

 

[burnt]

Big swings here too. We had a 20C jump in temps here with almost a bit of melting today.

But the biggest difference maker was that the wind finally quit blowing out of the east and died to a westerly breeze.

Dad used to say that the east wind is cold no matter where it comes from. :?

It's a cold that seeps right into one's bones and it's hard to keep the house warm even with a roaring fire in the furnace.

I must be getting old!

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Big swings here too. We had a 20C jump in temps here with almost a bit of melting today.

But the biggest difference maker was that the wind finally quit blowing out of the east and died to a westerly breeze.

Dad used to say that the east wind is cold no matter where it comes from. :?

It's a cold that seeps right into one's bones and it's hard to keep the house warm even with a roaring fire in the furnace.

I must be getting old!

Yes you are.

Your Dad and my Mom must have went to the same school of weather lore.

 

[burnt]

Big swings here too. We had a 20C jump in temps here with almost a bit of melting today.

But the biggest difference maker was that the wind finally quit blowing out of the east and died to a westerly breeze.

Dad used to say that the east wind is cold no matter where it comes from. :?

It's a cold that seeps right into one's bones and it's hard to keep the house warm even with a roaring fire in the furnace.

I must be getting old!

Yes you are.

Your Dad and my Mom must have went to the same school of weather lore.

Another one of Mom's saying had to do with glass houses . . . .

 

[RSL]

Big swings here too. We had a 20C jump in temps here with almost a bit of melting today.

But the biggest difference maker was that the wind finally quit blowing out of the east and died to a westerly breeze.

Dad used to say that the east wind is cold no matter where it comes from. :?

It's a cold that seeps right into one's bones and it's hard to keep the house warm even with a roaring fire in the furnace.

I must be getting old!

Yes you are.

Your Dad and my Mom must have went to the same school of weather lore.

Another one of Mom's saying had to do with glass houses . . . .

Was that something about making morning coffee in the buff?