Showing posts with label Snow Stick Contest 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snow Stick Contest 2012. Show all posts

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Chance : Winners!

Hiya! It is me Chance the blogging Border Collie.  My foot is much better, thank you to everyone who was concerned.  I was a little limpy.  Then Far Side got out the scissors and made a huge mess and clipped my hairy feet. I did not limp at all yesterday..they are not sure if that helped or if I had a acorn bruise from all the acorns in the yard..or if I tangled with a sharp stick..no one could see anything visibly wrong with my foot.

Oh and Far Side cleaned my teeth too..they are now clean as a whistle. I don’t particularly like it..but if it makes her happy then I sit still whilst she scrapes on my teeth with that dental instrument.

The snow in our yard is almost gone..it disappeared from the snow stick at 3:32 on March 13.

Snow Stick 3 32PM March 13

Judy from Judy’s Photos is the blogspot winner! Judy guessed March 14.  Jan from Alex is the Area Voices winner!  Jan guessed March 21.  Those were the closest guesses to March 13.  Far Side sent them both congratulatory messages! 

Here are the carvings that Far Side completed. She will package them up and send them off in the mail very soon. The carvings are from Cottonwood bark and they have been sealed with Bees Wax. They are about 2 inches by 2 inches.IMG_0182

I have a reminder for you.

Chance at the Fire Hall

We sprang forward with Day Light Saving Time.  NOW is the time to change your batteries in your smoke detectors.  I know it may seem like you just did it..or that your batteries are still good..but change them anyway.  Far Side always makes Far Guy change them..she keeps after him till he finally does it so she shuts up.  Another tip: Never leave home with your clothes dryer on.  I don’t care if it is a brand new dryer or an old dryer..shut it off when you leave the house:)

Sunday, March 11, 2012

It is Melting!

Our snow is melting! 

March 10 and Melting

There are water puddles and mud ..but the snow stick still has snow.

Snow stick March 10

It was pret’ near 50 degrees here yesterday..the snow stick snow will not last long at this rate.

Chance had a good old snow bath!

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Chances snow bath

I will be enjoying the melting for the next week or so because we are forecast to have above normal temperatures..perhaps our weather is springing ahead with the clocks last night:)

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Marching On

The big storm missed us.  What was supposed to be 18 plus inches of snow turned into less than an inch.  I guess South Dakota and Iowa got our share of moisture.
Here is the snow stick.  It measures 9 inches. 
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We will have a snow stick contest.  Leave your guess. What day will the snow stick be free of snow? I have a green Smoky Bear ruler someplace..when it is free of snow by the stick I will declare a winner.   The snow stick is in a different spot this year.  I will leave the guessing open until March 03 Midnight, at that time I will add all the guesses to the bottom of this post.  Last year the snow left the snow stick on April 8th.

Ahh..what would the winner like?  How about a carving?  A Far Side original?  Yes I am sure I can come up with a few little bark houses..I have several in the works at the moment.  It will give me an incentive to finish them up:)


Guesses:
Judy March 14
Dreaming March 15
Linda March 18
Country Gal March 20
Muffys Marks March 21
Rae March 21
Gravy March 23
Troutbirder March 24
Nezzy March 26
LD Bergus  March 26
Rita March 28
Laura D March 29
Kayceebeebee March 29
Red March 30  4PM
Linda G March 31
Sam I Am April 1
Lanny April 2
rkbsnana  April 3
Liz in PA April 7
Ann April 9
Pamela April 11
Nancy April 15
Jinglebob May 1