8:30 PM



Snow tapering off, but the weather glass is still indicating a notable low pressure front, and the warnings are pressing on until 6 AM.

5:11 PM


Snow seems to have let up a bit, and it looks like we're between cells. 3.5" currently on the lawn.


Garden at 4:17 PM

2:28 PM


Heaviest stuff still seems to be South of us, though we've got about three inches in some spots. As long as the weather holds out, I can see this stuff hanging on until Christmas.


Video from the feeder as the storm progressed. (Click to view video)


Snow in Garden 1:37 PM


Northern Cardinal in snowstorm


Snowflakes on deck

12:46:00 PM

The mottled yellow/red blotch is still pirhouetting up towards us like a ballerina from some Dantean nightmare. Snow coming in waves; light, then heavy, with strong winds.


Flocks of Golfinch, interspersed with Bluejays, Chickadees and the occasional Cardinal or Junco are swarming the feeder, bickering over the perches.


Bird tracks


Snow on garden, 11:04 AM


Snow on garden, 12:14 PM

10:56:00 AM
Snowfall in Wyoming, MN

Looks like this may be the first big snowfall of the year. Minnesota's under a winter storm warning, and the white stuff's started to fall. Morning started off with light snow, which shifted to the heavier, blowing sort around 10 AM. Made a run to the hardware store, and the roads are already slick.

Saw the first Junco of the year.


MN 61, outside Wyoming, MN


35 Southbound out of Stacy, MN


11:20 AM CST; the worst hasn't hit us yet.

November Precipitation Totals: Dusting

The predicted four inches was downgraded to two, then petered out into possible light flurries for this evening. There's still a light dusting of snow on the ground and solid hopes for a white Christmas in the Twin Cities.

Our hundredth post arrived amidst a dusting of snow, high winds, and temps hovering in the teens. Snow is supposed to be moving in sometime tonight, with an alleged four inches by Wednesday afternoon.

Heard the cackle of a Pileated Woodpecker this morning, and saw a small flock of Blue Jays picking their way through the cherry trees along the road.

Wildlife Spotted this Week:

• Black-capped Chickadee
• Blue Jay
• Eastern Chipmunk
• Goldfinch
• Green Frog (Hibernating)
• Grey Squirrel
• Northern Cardinal
• Nuthatch
• Pileated Woodpecker
  
  A few shots from our Thanksgiving trip up to Nisswa, MN.

MN-95, NE of North Branch.


Lake Edna, Nov 23rd.