It's FRIDAY!

Another week has gone by. This is not a bad thing! We are coming up on a data processing migration at work. It will be VERY nice just to have that done and out of the way so I can focus on other aspects of my job. Keeping us compliant is going to be my next big eventure I believe.

Not much new in the way of weather. It is very cold tonight! At this second it is 25.3 degrees outside. 81% humidity with no breeze and clear. I believe we saw a planet toward the eastern sky tonight...but it could have been a far off jet. It had a orange tint to it whatever it was. Anyway, tonight is the last night for the rain guage. It is getting too cold out for it to sit outside. (The batteries are dying too quickly!) So for my records, since October 18th when I reset it, we have receive 3.82 inches of liquid precipitation. This does not include snows that we may have received. So from here on I will be making estimates...or measuring snow out at the weather station. I have to build a daily snowfall stand still...but everything thus farhas been just a trace...so no measuring to be done...with the exception of the two inches we received last week.

The deer hunting season has begun. Unfortunately, I want to write about survival, but I do not hunt. How does that work? I am sure it would somehow or another. I did not hear any gun shots around the house this morning or after getting home from work...so hopefully my deer friends are doing just fine in our safe haven! ;)

Being that winter is on the way very quickly...I am going to equip both cars with a safety/survival kit. I have not decided 100% on the contents of these kits...but I will post exactly what goes into them as I get the items. The same will go for my snowmobile kit. I did not have one of those for the last two years...never really thinking about it. I think it would make a great addition to my sledding experience. Especially if something bad did happen!

Hopefully, after tomorrow, I will have some more photos to share and something a tad more exciting to talk about. Maybe a more solid idea of where a winter snow storm might be! Unfortunately things are not looking to good for us in Northern Lower Michigan. We will see.

Good night from Northern Michigan!

Derek