More???

Another 6 to 8 Inches is due on Saturday...

Not so bad here in NH

So "The" storm of 2011 has just about finished up here in Southern NH.  We had a good two feet on the ground and probably added another 14-16 inches on top of that the past two days.  I finished the once around and am heading out for round two clearing the cars, paths, and widening the walkways, etc.  Filled the bird feeders, and the roof is raked, I have concerns that if we don't get some melting soon we may have issues. (It's supposed to be 39 degrees F on Sunday I think)


Rose noticed that there were tracks in the snow going through the field over by the woodpile, and then over to the cove, judging from the 3-5 feet between tracks we had a Moose run through the yard overnight and a fairly big one at that. 

Saw this odd couple in the old Apple out back waiting out the storm. 
 

Snowmageddon! or maybe it's Snowpocalypse!

 Oh we're in it now,   6+ inches so far on Tuesday 2/1 and still coming down, and on Wednesday 2/2 we could be looking at an additional 24 inches.. of SNOW.    That's on top of the 24+ inches on the ground before today!

I'm thinking it'd be a great time to be in Florida!

Big Snow Day January 12th

Now this is a Snowstorm! I Like It!

There was 10 to 12" of snow on the groung when I woke this morning at 6am. The weathermen/women were predicting 7-10" and another station predicted 8-12" up until 11pm last night.

I went out and snowblowed a path to the barn and around the house for the dogs. By 12 noon we had a solid 16-18" it's now 3pm and there is a good 4" more on the ground and no sign of letting up, one station predicted it'll go until 8pm tonight.

Almost no road travel (other than plows) one or two cars an hour traveling southbound down Rt 114. We're getting out the tape measure next time out.

Snow day for Harley! He's loving the snow, the other dogs not so much.

New Hampshire's "January Thaw" 2011

January 1, 2011 
January in NH, got to love this weather, temps in the 50's, shopping for the grand kids with no jacket on. We  returned to the house to find 2" of mud in the driveway something I dread in the spring, this was just a taste. 


Funny 
At 1/1/11 at 11:11am, "All Ones..."  Weird, I called Rose to show her. I just happened to look down after loading up USAToday on my Ipod Touch...  Ok fine, it struck me as funny though.


Crazy Cardinals
I noticed a couple weeks ago one of the Cardinals sitting on the Van drivers side mirror.  I didn't think a lot about but had pointed it out to Rose, She then noticed herself and after watching them sitting on the mirror, they'd jump down to the window ledge and then back up on top of the the mirror again.  The Cardinals were looking at themselves in the mirror.  I noticed today all the bird droppings on the door window edge and on the mirror itself.  I suppose if it's good for Parakeets then why not Cardinals?

Happy New Year!

What a day! I Can't Wait for 2011!

Wow what a day, woke up early, It's New Years Eve and our anniversary today so lots to do, got the four dogs fed and out, Started the coffee, sat to log in for a while.

We purchased a new shower head/sprayer combo a week ago,  I had the bright idea to install it before my shower this morning.  Overall it works pretty good, I need to tighten one of the connections a little tighter, it drips...

A little while later Magic and Gordon got into a knock down drag out fight in the front yard.  It was a pretty bad fight, Magic is blind so that didn't help either.  We checked both dogs, they appear to be ok, no major damage we can see.


I was watching some Twilight zone while Rose went to feed the cats (food and litter box is in the basement) she came back up saying "there is s pipe leaking down cellar."  Not the way either of us wanted to spend the day but... 

Pipe Repair Saga...

• Checking out the leak I found there was a pinhole leak in a pipe under the 1st floor bathroom, a tiny leak (you almost couldn't see the water spraying out)
• Got the water shut off, opened the faucets to relieve the pressure.
• Off to the workshop to get some parts and tools.
• Couldn't use a temporary clamp I had used a couple years ago as the leak was between two connections.
• Ended up cutting several pipe connections, installed a new "Tee", a shutoff valve, a coupling, and a 5" piece of pipe, hit it with the torch and an hour later all was well.

Temporary Pipe Repair Clamp.








Harley started pulling White Radio fence marker flags out of the ground today he brought several to the front porch this morning.  Maybe he figures if the flags are gone the fence won't work!

Off to the store to pick up a New Years/Anniversary dinner, Hannaford wasn't as packed as I thought it would be.   We got a Nice Eye Round and some new potatoes for Smashed potatoes  we forgot to get dessert.  Dinner was fantastic though!

Magic has an ear infection so we're putting drops in that this evening...

I checked my pipe repair, it's holding!

I can't wait for 2011!

So, how was your day?

Fun Toy Musical Squares

Fun Toy.  Click on some of the squares, make sure your speakers are on.

Squares Music

Resonant Chamber from Animusic

New Years Eve, Sunrise in New Boston.

New Years Eve,  Sunrise in New Boston.   

A Good Morning! 

  
Weatherman said it'll be 50 tomorrow in Boston.

RIP Kodachrome Film

RIP Kodachrome Film

Truly the end of an era as the last lab "Dwayne's" stops processing Kodachrome film.



As Paul Simon noted in his 1973 song —

“Kodachrome”
”You give us those nice bright colors, You give us the greens of summer, Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day.”

Nice slow week

Been a nice slow week for the most part, off to the vets, little bit of shopping, playin' with toys, I got a kindle and an Ipod touch, and an LED trouble light.

Today was office cleaning day, ugh, really needed it though, it's like a new office.   Now I have to do the same at work,  I am moving next month to the Derry location.

Oil company showed up today to fill 'er up, another $500.  Just 10 minutes before he arrived the house rumbled, and crashed as though something hit the house.   Of course all the dogs started barking, and generally creating a ruckus, I had my suspicions...  I ran out to see what was going on and sure enough several tons of ice had fallen off the North roof of the house crashing to the ground.  I told the guy that the Ice had all come off already, he said he watches for it and stands right up against the house if necessary.

Our Beagle/Golden mix Gorgon gave us a nice scare tonight, had a 2 1/2" stick wedge wedged across the top of his mouth between his teeth.  We thought it was a biscuit at first, he did real good letting me get into his mouth several times it was really stuck in there, I ended up prying it out of his mouth carefully with a rounded spoon handle. Don't let anyone tell you that dogs are not as bad as kids... they get into just as much trouble.