The Weather 2021

HemlockKing · June 24, 2021, 03:01:31 PM

Takes me about 12-16 hrs to thin and clean up a acre on my land. So about 2 days. Lots of hung up stuff small growth and blow downs

SwampDonkey · June 24, 2021, 03:05:56 PM

When we cut all the stuff is brought down to the ground. This block has not been super thick, it's like old pasture ground.

thecfarm · June 24, 2021, 09:47:45 PM

The moon is pretty tonight. That wind makes it kinda cool out there.

SwampDonkey · June 25, 2021, 03:42:02 AM

And the bats are/were a flying in the moonlight. ;D They live in the gable end of the barn.

Definitely my fall long sleeve shirt in that wind this morning. Is that off the hurricane? Because we're suppose to see some water this weekend and very humid. Weather map shows a trail of rain up along the coast, closest to us now is in the Boston area. Not looking like a big system.

HemlockKing · June 25, 2021, 08:36:42 AM

Over cast here and good weather for outside. Running the pole saw 3 hours now and my arms and shoulders are on fire. The difference pruning higher dead limbs can make though! Pretty soon I'll be popeye, got a lot more to go.

BradMarks · June 25, 2021, 10:58:16 AM

We're headed into unchartered territory. Predicting an ALL TIME HIGH, any day, any year, approaching 111 degrees on Sunday. The highest we have ever recorder is 108.

SwampDonkey · June 25, 2021, 11:05:10 AM

Nothing like that kind of heat for us, not even 90's this year but once so far, which is a break from the last 4 years.

Real windy here, and cool, not a fly to be seen. ;D

HemlockKing · June 25, 2021, 02:53:40 PM

Yup good time to get in here and thin this, weather wise and well it's their time for a thinning ;D

SwampDonkey · June 25, 2021, 04:21:41 PM

Give'm a good bush whack'n. ;D

HemlockKing · June 25, 2021, 05:14:51 PM

I just got in. Finished up with pole saw. Wanted to keep going, but was getting scared my arms would just stop working. I'm sure I'll feel all this tomorrow morning lol

SwampDonkey · June 25, 2021, 05:32:22 PM

Got to 70F briefly then dropped back to the 60's, lots of wind, no flies. Good day for bush whack'n. ;D

sawguy21 · June 25, 2021, 08:12:06 PM

35C right now which is 95F, i yelped when I buckled the seat belt.

It will be in the high 90's and 100+ next week, water levels are below average so we could have another ugly fire season.

SwampDonkey · June 26, 2021, 05:23:15 AM

Wet, dark day here, but just the mist so far, no actual rain.

quilbilly · June 26, 2021, 12:42:45 PM

Quote from: BradMarks on June 25, 2021, 10:58:16 AM
We're headed into unchartered territory. Predicting an ALL TIME HIGH, any day, any year, approaching 111 degrees on Sunday. The highest we have ever recorder is 108.

Ya those southerners can have their hot humid weather back. Sick and tired already. Good thing we got a new shovel with AC. Sposed to be 105-110 Monday. Probably work 6-1 and call her a day.

SwampDonkey · June 26, 2021, 05:31:41 PM

I think the rain is actually moving in here now, only been 60's all day. Nowhere near 80's they mentioned coming.

Old Greenhorn · June 26, 2021, 05:54:03 PM

Yup, check the radar, it's headed your way.

SwampDonkey · June 27, 2021, 04:45:14 AM

We had 1/4" over night, but the radar shows it going up north and out the St Lawrence and Bay of Chaleur region. But that gives us over an 1" this week. Looks like the whole upcoming week is going to be showery weather though. Maybe we will have a rainy cooler summer for a change. ;)

thecfarm · June 27, 2021, 05:16:03 AM

We had some rain. :

I weeded the garden while the rain came down. Maybe next time it will rain enough to wet through a cotton shirt, as my Father use to say.
68° this morning is getting us ready for a 90° day. Have not seen that one for a while here.

HemlockKing · June 27, 2021, 05:39:53 AM

Yup a nice light rain will loosen things up for weed pullin. That's when I like to pick boulders out of the ground as the water breaks up the mud a bit that was concrete dry.

Overcast here right now and hope it stays this way. As soon as the sun hardly starts flowing through the clouds is like clockwork for them dang deer flies come out. Good thing I can't hear them buzzing after the saw starts. They get right up in your grill !

HemlockKing · June 27, 2021, 06:23:38 AM

Quote from: HemlockKing on June 25, 2021, 02:53:40 PM

Yup good time to get in here and thin this, weather wise and well it’s their time for a thinning ;D

Thick! This 2-3 acres area was logged in the early 90s to make a log cabin which was since burned down. Good black spruce and red spruce regen, mistle toe was already taking over some trees though so had to take a lot. The general area took a beating after they took all these trees out in one area, resulting in lots of near by blow downs. This part I will make good forest, but off the the right mostly junk and balsam. Will make that hay field after I cut all the fall down and let the stumps rot a couple years.

sawguy21 · June 27, 2021, 12:26:37 PM

Can we trade you easterners for some rain? It was 28C at 8 o'clock, dog who normally loves her walk was dragging her butt by the time we got back. The Weather Network is predicting 43 this afternoon, that is over 109F which has to be a record for us! Logging is shut down for at least a month, my buddy has a few days work clearing sort yards right after getting his truck inspected. His son has a new truck on the way but won't be taking delivery until they are ready to go back to work.

jb616 · June 27, 2021, 12:47:26 PM

6 inches of rain in the last 8 days...lots of standing water in the fields. Little bit of wind and sun today to help dry things out.

SwampDonkey · June 27, 2021, 01:44:50 PM

That's some rain. Trouble for us, the belt of rain ran out the big chute they call the St Lawrence. Cloudy and we are in the 70's and high humidity. Be cooling down middle of the week. 60's by the weekend. Don't want to complain too much. ;D