12:28 PM  [02 Nov 2008 | Sunday]

This morning at 6:16 AM it was 17 F. What the heck am I doing up at 6:15 on a Sunday and shouldn't this cold wave be over by now? There's still snow all over the place. Went to Kingston today and it's actually fall there. Fall color leaves on the trees, brisk but not freezing weather, it's like our town is a little island of winter and there's the rest of the world. So, we weren't able to do anything for the garden. It's packed with snow. My outdoor activities consisted of grabbing the chainsaw and chopping up all the branches and trees that have fallen because of the copious snow. Ahh, well.

This weather is good for the root cellar, 45 - 50 F down there, there's lots of warmth still coming up from the ground so you see steam rising from the stream and the lawn when the sun hits it. The dehumidifier is also humming away.

The bad part, several of my neighbors had no electricity for up to three days. Nature can be very cruel. Here's steam rising from the stream.

Cool huh? Very cool, freezing, I'm looking forward to Indian Summer. In the meantime a trip to Australia is in order. Here's a link to Scarecrow's garden http://scarecrowsgarden.blogspot.com/ it's warm there, the veggies are sprouting and the flies are buzzing.