MOVIN AND GROOVIN....
It was 85 degrees in the Quad Cities today, just one degree from the record high. (One more biscuit for breakfast and we would have made it). Record or not, it was just a sensational day. I spent it unloading PODS, movin and groovin 8x16 moving crates stuffed with everything I own. As I write this you can see what the living room and kitchen look like Tuesday night. Crap everywhere. You can also see the liter of diet Dew which is getting me through this post. I'm too dang old
IS THIS HEAVEN, NO IT'S IOWA...
My first full day back in Iowa was certainly one to remember. I walked the shores of the Mississippi under blue skies and a temperature of 83 degrees. The crab trees were blooming and the grass was emerald green. It truly was a heavenly day, no matter where you were in my part of the Midwest. This picture was taken a block from my place which is higher up on the bluff. I can see the river from every room. Plenty of barges traveling the river today. Which, by the way is not fl
TURNING MORE SPRING-LIKE...
Spring has been missing for a while in the Midwest. Temperatures have been on the cool side and it's been quite dry (in some spots!). Here's a look at precipitation for April so far where there's been feast and famine: The pattern will turn active as it turns warmer this coming week. We'll start with the warmth and temperatures nearing 80°. Monday's highs: Tuesday: Cedar Rapids has yet to hit 80° this year... and Tuesday could potentially be the first! It'll be about a week b
WORKING OUR BACK WAY UP....
Temperatures were in the 70s and 80s in the Midwest... in early April. It's been nearly three weeks since we've seen these temperatures. The last week has been near and below normal: Sunday will be a cooler day as a warm front approaches the area and brings in clouds and some rain: A few, light scattered showers will be possible in the afternoon: As the front lifts north we get back into the real warmth by Monday: But where there is a warm front... there is a cold front. We'l
BEDDING DOWN IN BUFFALO...
Good Morning Midwest! This is actually Carolyn at the keyboard. Terry is exhausted and has crawled underneath the covers to avoid any social interaction. Now I know Terry would want me to salivate over the photo he selected to illustrate our landing spot tonight on our way back west. Yes, we are in Buffalo, New York and yes, they get a lot of snow, especially lake effect snow. Below is a picture of a late January blizzard in 1977 that dumped nearly 100 inches in parts of t
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