March 19, 20

 Good morning. We finally got some of the sun they promised late yesterday. It is sunny now and fairly warm--mid 50s. But that is supposed to change starting a bit later with high winds and storms coming in--rain that should change to snow. That will go through tomorrow morning. We don't have to go anywhere. The conditions the Weather Channel is showing from Iowa are brutal. And they say that is coming our way. Hope it won't be that bad.

I stepped out on the patio to take advantage of the warm and sunny day while it is warm and sunny. About half of the rearrangement is done and the buckets on the west side of the patio are cleaned out. I swept most of the leaves and seed hulls swept out though the wind insisted of moving a bit of it back onto the patio.

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Well the storm that gave Iowa and other plains states blizzard like conditions finally arrived here. Some areas west of here lost power. A school in Gary (about 40 miles from us) lost its roof and some buildings were damaged in the area along the Indiana/Illinois border.The reports of the storm's impact are still coming in. We have snow and gusting winds now but the air and ground temperatures are too warm for it to stick. I went out to get the mail stepping very cautiously in case there was some not very visible ice but found only wet pavements. I checked for damage but found only one pot with the remains of one of last year's plant and a 5 gallon bucket overturned. Nothing I had to brave the conditions to remedy.

We didn't spend much time on the news since it had nothing new. 

By the way--HAPPY EQUINOX. Yesterday the shadow of the house on the fence was a smidge below the top which told me that the event was only a day or two away. I always look forward to that because the patio planters will begin to get stronger light. It will soon be time to plant. I saw the chives definitely reaching for the sun and turning a nice green.

Bill Astore posted this morning that he is "already against the next war." I say "amen" to that. I noticed that the only department of government that isn't on the DOGE chopping block is Defense. Could that be to preserve Musks DOD pork?