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Good Morning: You know there is one thing I have learned living where my wife and i do, is that” If you want to be a northerner, you better know that spring is just winter in disguise—until the black-flies show up.
Weather for Port Loring, ON
Current Conditions: Mostly cloudy, 21°F (-6°C)
This Week’s Forecast:
- Sunday, March 09: Thick clouds with some snow flurries this afternoon, but don’t expect much to stick. High: 32°F (0°C), Low: 24°F (-5°C).
- Monday, March 10: A cloudy day but warming up a bit. High: 43°F (6°C), Low: 35°F (2°C).
- Tuesday, March 11: Some sun and clouds, a little breezy in the morning, but the chill’s easing up. High: 44°F (6°C), Low: 14°F (-10°C).
- Wednesday, March 12: Another cloudy one. High: 38°F (3°C), Low: 23°F (-5°C).
- Thursday, March 13: Might see a few morning flurries, but nothing to worry about. High: 42°F (6°C), Low: 22°F (-5°C).
- Friday, March 14: Clouds in the morning, but the sun should peek out later. High: 46°F (8°C), Low: 34°F (1°C).
- Saturday, March 15: Warmer, but still cloudy. High: 51°F (11°C), Low: 33°F (1°C).
What It Means for You:
Well, it means that winter’s loosening its grip, but it ain’t done yet, as we’ll start the week on the chilly side, with a few snowflakes here and there, but… by next weekend, it’s looking more like early spring.
I’ve farmed for a good number of years, and when you work the land, you learn to read the signs, like how the birds move, how the air smells before a change, even how the animals act. Between that and my own weather station, I can tell you this: Spring is on the way.
The warm southern winds are creeping in, pushing winter back where it belongs. We’ll still have some cold nights, but by the time next weekend rolls around, you’ll start to feel that shift in the air… the kind that makes you think about getting the garden ready or fixing up the fence line. So Hang in there folks.
Not too bad of a morning starting things off, we did have a skiff of snow through the night but not enough to warrant me to wake up my snowblower or bring out the snow shovels. Which is just fine with my wife and I.
Highway 522 does have some snowy patches throughout but with the temperatures rising it will be short lived, which again is fine with me as we are ready for some front porch sittin’.
Well, yesterday was quite the day, let me tell ya. I spent most of it out in the woodworking shop, and while that might not sound like much to some folks, it turned into a real adventure. See, I decided to pull down everything I had stored up high—you know, the stuff I don’t use all that often.
Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever watched any of them hoarder shows on TV, but once I got everything down where I could see it, I started to wonder if I might need to call for backup. The shop was packed full of things I didn’t even remember having. It was like opening a time capsule, only instead of finding buried treasure, I found a whole lot of stuff I should’ve dealt with years ago.
So, what does that mean? Well, it means I’ve got my work cut out for me over the next few days, sorting through it all. And once I’m done, I’m going to have one big sale to clear things out. If you’re in the market for some good old tools, odds and ends, or just feel like rummaging through a pile of forgotten treasures, keep an eye out—I’ll be putting up a sign out front when everything’s ready.
Might even throw in a free story or two with every purchase—just don’t expect any refunds on those!
So, what are you up to today, GW? Well, like I just said, my days are going to be full of sorting through things I didn’t even know I had. How I’m gonna go about it, well… that’s still up in the air. But one way or another, it’ll get done—same as everything else does, sooner or later.
With that, I’m off for my morning breakfast—the little woman’s got it ready and waiting, and I sure ain’t about to keep her waiting.
Until next time: Keep Your Minds Open & Your Stories Alive. GW