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Cooler and wet

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Yes, it’s much cooler out there today.  After yesterday’s 70+ degree day, it’s in the mid 30s today.  And it rained hard last night, and it continues today.  It’s predicted to keep raining through Saturday!   The weather … Continue reading

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Rainy day and 50-year memories

Saturday, January 27, 2018 It’s a gray day out there.  This is after a rather warm and sunny week.  Rainy, drizzly, and cool.  44ºF (7C).  Not much happening here today, but later on, we’ll celebrate granddaughter Molly’s #3 birthday!  That … Continue reading

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Rain total

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 We received 1.4″ (36mm) of rain yesterday.  That’ll take a few days to dry up.  The good news is that the forecast calls for increasing temperatures, up into the 70s by the weekend. Thinking back about … Continue reading

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Drizzly day

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 It’s a gray day today.  Light rain is falling… it may come a little heavier in the afternoon, but still only about 1/4″  (6 mm) of rain is predicted.  The sun is supposed to return on … Continue reading

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Rain continues…

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 As we start the day today, a light rain continues to fall.  It’s really wet out there!  We will deliver some corn on contract to GPC today, but there will be no harvest work in the field.  The … Continue reading

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Where did that come from?

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Thunder and lightning! We started the day with delivering some corn to GPC and soybeans to Robinsons… but that has come to a halt because of heavy rain.  The surprise was the thunder and lightning that … Continue reading

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Monday morning

Monday, October 6, 2014 A little light rain in the area may delay our start of corn harvest today.  We worked yesterday afternoon at the Holscher farm and got it finished.  It was a pleasant, sunny but cool afternoon.  The … Continue reading

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Another rainy day

Monday, April 7, 2014 Rainy day.  No field work today.  So, we find alternate tasks. The property tax bills arrived Saturday.  There were a few ‘glitches’ with some of them.  Those errors required a visit to the Knox County Courthouse.  … Continue reading

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What a difference a day makes…

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 This afternoon, you can hear thunder roaring all around, and rain is coming in heavy waves, time and time again.  So far, we’ve received .9″ (24mm), and it looks like it has ‘set in’ to rain all … Continue reading

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Gray old day

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 What began as a pretty foggy morning, with 2-hour school delays across Knox County, by late morning had turned into a rainy day.  Even so, the corn appointments for delivery must be kept. The weather forecast has caused … Continue reading

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