How's The Weather By You?

Ozarkgal said:
There is quite an array of different birds and sounds.
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The other morning, awoke to beautiful chorus of birdsong. Stepping outside with my coffee, a very interesting melody caught my attention. It was so unique and different than any bird I'd heard before. Wasn't a mocking bird . . . not anything I could easily identify. THEN . . . my bird brain realized it was my neighbor happily going about his chores . . .
 

Weather is very unstable here today...windy, tornado watch til 10 pm, and flash flood watches as well. Maybe a drop in temps later in the week. I love Spring, but not the storms...oh well, hope to get more things planted after the cold weather is gone.

Have put in cucumber, carrots and beans; hopefully it wasn't too early.
 
TWHRider, you're very knowledgeable to know all the effects of weather on your horses. They are so lucky to have you for their Mom. :love_heart:

Temps dropped again here in Colorado, and it's been snowing and windy all day. Snow's still falling, with around 4 inches on the ground so far, temps aroung 15 degrees right now. :winter1:
 

SeaBreeze said:
TWHRider, you're very knowledgeable to know all the effects of weather on your horses. They are so lucky to have you for their Mom. :love_heart:

Temps dropped again here in Colorado, and it's been snowing and windy all day. Snow's still falling, with around 4 inches on the ground so far, temps aroung 15 degrees right now. :winter1:
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I could not believe my ears when I heard "blizzard warnings" for you and we hit 86 degrees with a whole big bunch of humidity yesterday:bi_polo:


My area of Tennessee will be under severe storm warnings and tornado warnings from 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM but that is always subject to change.

It depends on weather conditions whether the storms lessen or increase once they cross the Tennessee River in West Tennessee. Then after the storm front passes, we will get your cold weather but not cold enough to snow. Our night temps are supposed to drop from the 60's to high 30's for a few days.

Seabreeze, I was practically born on a horse - lol We farmed with them until I was four or five; one granddad raised Welsh/Morgan crosses. Even though I didn't pay for my own horse until I was 12, I have never not had horses in my life. I take a lot for granted when it comes to basic horse care.

I got lost in the desert when my first horse developed Type II diabetes in 2007, and then felt like I was in quick sand when the other metabolic horse foundered so bad last year. Two things I had never had to deal with but I had to learn about really fast:distress:

The clipping and other stuff is as natural to me as brushing some of that shedding hair out of my teeth, having spent a lifetime with horses - lol lol

This pic is circulating some of the horse forums and is the standard "look" for every horse owner when our horses start shedding their winter coats - lol lol That hair goes everywhere and even in places you can't imagine how it got there - lol lol
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LOL..TWH...your cartoon brings back memories...I have spent many hours doing just that, trying to figure out where the horse ended and I began.

When I started showing the horses I really loved the body clipping (not the actual clipping, but the benefits.)...no hair to deal with, only blankets, sheets and hoods to keep clean. :rolleyes:
Of course, there were the school horses to deal with. When I lived in Oregon, there was always the mud factor, along with the hair. Couldn't wait for our two days of summer when I didn't have to deal with muddy, hairy horses and worry about rain rot, which is an issue there.

This weather is making me crazy..one day winter, one day spring, the next day summer, and today we're back to winter. I had to dig in the cedar chest for a light top to wear to town yesterday. By the time I got back home it was flannel time again. We have some frost warnings for tonight...sigh.
 
Reading about the intense storms sweeping the nation and feel bad (well, a little...) telling you that it's a beautiful morning, here. Looking forward to a pleasant weekend working outside.
 
That Guy said:
Reading about the intense storms sweeping the nation and feel bad (well, a little...) telling you that it's a beautiful morning, here. Looking forward to a pleasant weekend working outside.
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Me too, problem today is not the weather so much as my total lack of motivation. Although, it's cold out, but sunny. The weekend is supposed to be warm and sunny, so I plan to go full bore. I have lots of seeds and plants to get in the ground, times a-wastin'!!
 
It's lovely here today - finally!!!!!!!! I'm hoping this weather sticks around for a while. Like TWHRider, my horse is shedding all over the place. Will be a busy weekend trying to get him clean again. My guy likes to roll in the mud, so it is always a huge job.

I planted sunflower seeds last weekend (in pots for now) and they popped through the soil yesterday. I'm excited that I actually grew something!
 
With all the horse owner/lovers here, you will all understand the concern over one of the neighbor's horses getting colic. Trying to determine the cause, we've stopped giving them apples and carrots and trying to eliminate everything but what they are fed on a daily basis. Poor guy. He seems okay, today. Can't remember his weird name so I just call him "Handsome".
 
That Guy..colic is kind of a catch all term for various gastric complications in horses. Horses have a very long and complicated digestive tract, hence a lot of opportunity for things to go wrong quickly.

Colic can range from a mild upset stomach due to gas, to a torsed intestine. It can be brought on by numerous situations, such as too much new green spring grass, moldy hay or grain, ulcers, intestinal parasites, high humidity and quick changes in weather conditions, over feeding, lack of adequate water in the system, lack of dental care, etc. Colic is the number one illness in horses and should be treated as an emergency at the first sign of symptoms. It is a leading cause of death in horses, and often requires surgical intervention.

I lost a beautiful 3 year old Appaloosa colt that I had bred and raised to colic. The colic progressed too rapidly to save him with surgery, if that would have even solved the problem. Without a necropsy, impossible to tell. Colic is a word that instills terror in the heart of a horse owner.

Good luck to Handsome for a successful recovery.
 
That Guy, ditto everything Ozarkgal said.

And many kudos to you for not feeding him apples and carrots anymore.

You're in the Monterey Bay area. No grass? Right? Wrong?

I have a couple ideas but it's not your horse and they aren't asking for help so, like Ozarkgal, I am wishing Handsome a full recovery and that somebody has the smarts to get to the bottom of the colic:) I will say a severe/fast change in barometric pressure can often bring on colic. So if you're prone to fast weather changes, that's always a possibility even if it never bothered the horse before. Just like our arthritis bothers us when there's a fast change in barometric pressure and we know a rain is coming:(

TICA, I don't even use a brush on my horses this time of year, except for their faces.

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/71553?productId=1189940&subrnd=0&qs=3016887_pmd_google_pla

If you buy a dog furminator for large breeds, they aren't that much shorter (in width) than a Furminator for horses but they are a few dollars cheaper.

I rake the horses down, then take the shop vac to them. I used to use drag the upright Kirby down from the house but "borrowing" the shop vac from Mr. TWH's workshop was a lot more appealing and the shop vac has a longer hose. Just do NOT vacuum the family jewels and some horses don't like their faces vaccuumed.

Two of mine love their faces vacuumed, the other two are trying to get my cell phone to call for help, so I leave them alone - lol lol

The vacuum does a great job of pulling up excess dander, more than hair. That in turn helps stop the rainrot until it warms up to where you can give him a nice shampoo bath:eek:nthego:

I "borrowed" the shop vac three years ago - the work shop is only 50 feet away but the vac has never been back to visit - lol lol lol
 
Lots of grass along the Central Coast here in Monterey Bay (reference my weed whacking post...). So, seeing him graze along a shady fence line, know he could have gotten into some wet grass. The woman who owns him knows her stuff so not worried about him getting the best care. He seems great this morning and came to the fence to say hello. Friends up north also dealt with colic and it was not fun but "Kate" survived and eventually died at a ripe old age. She's buried on their property and missed.
 
Finally starting to warm up..
Daytime up to +5c to +10c with loads of sunshine and a light breeze.. LOVELY !!
However the nights are still below the freezing mark at around the -5c mark..

They are calling for a week of rain with temps in the + range.. Now that should melt all the snow and cause some flooding along the waterfront..
 
Started out as another beautiful, clear, sunny morning along the Central Coast with a nice 4' to 6' 17-second south swell building. Now, high clouds are wisping in following an onshore wind. So, things will be blown out soon. Not to worry. My days in the waves are slowing down as the crowds ruin it and my old injuries creep up to keep me out of action more often...

Supposed to be record breaking heat inland the rest of the week on into the weekend. Not going to mention the temps as they're weak compared to what most of you would call HOT. But, I'm a wimp and anything over 80F has me whining...
 
Gorgeous day here; 80 and sunny....everything so green and Spring definitely in the air. Supposed to cool way down this weekend again. Well, we take it as it comes. :)
 
Cool and overcast, this a.m. Supposed to heat up the next couple of "daze" and cool down by the weekend. They're talking . . . well actually declared water rationing due to the last two dry winters. Most of the garden is on a drip system which, although very efficient, I do not care for as it makes cultivating and pain. Many moons ago, the drought was pretty severe and being the silly seventies, "Shower with a friend" was the popular saying. Lawns dried up and cars were filthy. Even the spoiled and rotten could no longer fill their swimming pools with champagne and had to use California sparkling wines...
 
Awww; no champagne in the pool??? :eek: :p I keep telling hubby we should have a rain barrel for watering gardens, etc. My Dad always had one, and watered the garden from that; sure saved a lot of water.

Nice here today; but getting very humid. Noticed something has been digging in the lawn at night; hopefully, not an armadillo. Could be raccoons...or opossums. Darn critters.
 
Been sunny and springlike all week, in the 60s and 70s. Last night temps dropped, and right now it's 30 and snowing. It's only a few inches, and not sticking to the sidewalks at all. Took a walk with the furkid in the park, and the dirt roads/paths were super muddy...so I was walking on the grass which had snow on it. I wore my short sport socks under my hiking boots, and was just lucky that the snow didn't quite come up high enough to touch my skin. :eek:
 
Not bad here actually.. It is around the +10c mark and very sunny with a slight breeze..
Most of the snow has melted which is causing some flooding in our rivers and streams..

Just a bit north of us, they received 20+ cms of snow yesterday which could of been here very easily but the storm passed just north of us.. Chapleau and Timmins got it bad..

They are predicting a sunny week with temps gradually warming up........

YES, SPRING IS HERE !!!!!!!!!
 
Lovely here today although still a tad chilly, but the sun is out, so I'm happy! Going to start the yard work tomorrow. Branches off the trees are laying all over from the winter snow. Still have leaves to rake from last year although I thought I had them all up from the Fall.
 
TWHRider said:
TICA, I don't even use a brush on my horses this time of year, except for their faces.

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/71553?productId=1189940&subrnd=0&qs=3016887_pmd_google_pla

If you buy a dog furminator for large breeds, they aren't that much shorter (in width) than a Furminator for horses but they are a few dollars cheaper.

I rake the horses down, then take the shop vac to them. I used to use drag the upright Kirby down from the house but "borrowing" the shop vac from Mr. TWH's workshop was a lot more appealing and the shop vac has a longer hose. Just do NOT vacuum the family jewels and some horses don't like their faces vaccuumed.

Two of mine love their faces vacuumed, the other two are trying to get my cell phone to call for help, so I leave them alone - lol lol

The vacuum does a great job of pulling up excess dander, more than hair. That in turn helps stop the rainrot until it warms up to where you can give him a nice shampoo bath:eek:nthego:

I "borrowed" the shop vac three years ago - the work shop is only 50 feet away but the vac has never been back to visit - lol lol lol
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That looks like a great tool for the ponies! I'll have to see if I can get one.
 
Anne said:
I keep telling hubby we should have a rain barrel for watering gardens, etc. My Dad always had one, and watered the garden from that; sure saved a lot of water.

Nice here today; but getting very humid. Noticed something has been digging in the lawn at night; hopefully, not an armadillo. Could be raccoons...or opossums. Darn critters.
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A rain barrel is a great idea! So, is using grey water from the washing machine or tub. Critters and their night wanderings. Arrrrgh! Yesterday, was admiring my rose full of beautiful white blossoms and thinking what a job it will be deadheading when they all fade. Darned deer must have been spying on me because this morning all the flowers are gone, gone, gone. Gotta get more Liquid Fence and spray the garden immediately if not sooner...
 
That Guy said:
A rain barrel is a great idea! So, is using grey water from the washing machine or tub. Critters and their night wanderings. Arrrrgh! Yesterday, was admiring my rose full of beautiful white blossoms and thinking what a job it will be deadheading when they all fade. Darned deer must have been spying on me because this morning all the flowers are gone, gone, gone. Gotta get more Liquid Fence and spray the garden immediately if not sooner...
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Deer ate the roses??!! Dang....just planted a climbing rose, and guess I'd best get some Liquid Fence, too.... It's enough that they chomp at random in the vegetable garden.

The grey water - I know some use it, but have also heard it isn't good, because of the soap, etc. Not sure what to think about that.
 

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