All the snow from the previous posts is gone. Shortly before Christmas, just as my brother and his wife were arriving from Oklahoma, the snow melted. Then a few days after Christmas, the snow replaced itself with a fresh six inches or so. A few days after New Years Day, the snow began to melt, as the temperature rose above freezing. Then on the weekend of January 5 and 6, we were in the 50's, and the snow again began to melt again. By the morning of January 7, the snow was gone, but who knew what loomed for that afternoon......... Tornadoes.
I cannot take credit for this photo, as it was taken by a Sturtevant resident, who lives down the street from us. You can see the tornado situated above the house. This twister touched down only miles away from us, and caused significant damage to houses and property. A stronger tornado touched down about 15 miles west and south of us, and caused more sever damage. At approximately 3:45 PM last Monday, the tornado sirens sounded in January for the first time ever in our area. The storms moved in very quickly on the warmest day on record for January, a high temp of 65.
For anyone desiring to read the storm write up, and view the pictures of the tornado destruction, click this link: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=010708_tor
Today it snowed lightly, coating the ground with a dusting. We are expecting below zero temps for later this week. This will be good for the ground, as it is very soft and has not frozen very deep. This summer could prove to be very buggy, if the ground does not get a deep freeze.
Despite the crazy weather, I am beginning to plan for this year's garden season. I will be relocating some of the plants to different spots to improve their growth. I have not decided fully on what we will grow this year, but we certainly will have potatoes, squash, peas, beans, lettuce, and tomatoes.
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