Nine Inches of Snow
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Snow and ICE
The snow began here this morning at nine. At the same time Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse in Minneapolis, who came to the aid of a woman that ICE agents were assaulting. He was subsequently tackled, pushed to the ground, piled upon, beaten and then shot multiple times by about half-a-dozen federal agents. Later, I learned that Pretti was carrying a gun. He had a concealed carry license and does not appear to have used it to threaten any ICE agents. Subsequently, ICE began spinning these events. They evacuated the scene leaving the crime scene to the crowd that had gathered. Once ICE fled tensions began to ease and a peaceful protest followed. State and federal law enforcement are at odds; the scene is contaminated and uncontrolled, leaving in doubt any future investigation.
Meanwhile, here in the Lou the snow continues to fall. We are forecasted for up to a foot by tomorrow. It is quiet here. One neighbor could not wait and has cleared his walks, but with more, if not most of the snow yet to come, I can wait. It should be pretty by tomorrow morning.
Let It Snow
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We are looking at a lot of snow, beginning tomorrow. The forecast is for 8″ to 12″. It is supposed to begin around noon and run through into Sunday. I of course am hoping for a lot of snow, because I am scheduled for jury duty on Monday. I figure that if we get a foot of snow that ought to be enough to shut everything down. They have already cancelled everything for Saturday. I will check Sunday night, to see if they have closed the courthouse. While justice delayed is justice denied, delay is likely the wiser choice. The late word is that my jury duty is cancelled for Monday. Now I am to report on Tuesday.
Red Sky at Morn
Winter storm Fern is coming to town and should arrive by Saturday. I have been following the forecasted progress of this latest storm of the century, this storm literally of biblical proportions. This morning at sunrise I spied another sign of its imminent approach when at dawn the eastern sky was lit a brilliant oranges’ red. I have heard the adages “red sky at morn, sailor take warn” and conversely “red sky at night, sailor’s delight,” and wondered what they meant and where they came from. The red color comes from particulates suspended in the atmosphere of a stable high-pressure system. Such highs are usually followed by a low-pressure system. Lows mean storms. Hence the sailor take warn. The oldest reference to this meteorological phenomenon is in the Bible (Matthew 16:2-3). So, while Fern might not be quite Old Testament wrath-of-God type stuff, but it is close enough for me. Evidence of the effects of this wrath were evident at the grocery store today, two full days before it is slated to hit. The minions were pushing their shopping carts from aisle-to-aisle, desperately gathering foodstuffs for the coming apocalypse.
January Thaw
Today, I wished my neighbor Art a Happy New Year. He responded with, “I did not know that the new year fell in May.” That is what the weather feels like, well almost, it is more April’s weather than May’s if you ask me. In addition to eschewing big boy pants in favor of shorts, I took the RAV4 to a Waterway carwash for a much-needed bath. Cleaning away a thousand miles of salt from it. Other projects included going to Menards for some cedar furring strips to repair the lattice beneath the back porch. I have put Anne in charge of preparing our new solar powered birdfeeder that is equipped with a wildlife camera for photographing birds. A gift from Dan and Britt. She has installed the app and is charging the camera’s battery now. It does not hold all that much food, so my bet is that it will run out of seed long before it runs out of juice. Below are a couple of DIY attempts that I made years ago, using a GoPro, also from Jay.
Happy New Year!
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