June 2015

Monday 6/29/15

Greetings and welcome!

We have a big holiday weekend coming up and I have a busy week ahead too, so I am getting a head start. Today I have a few store posters, there are more events that I will be posting as I get them.

It was a nice weekend last weekend and we have another one ahead for this weekend. The TV this morning showed sunny and upper 70s for Friday-Sunday. Even the nights look inviting with a chance at clear skies and lows in the mid-50s. Where is that Buy It Now button? That sounds perfect.

Last Sunday we took the boat out for a little while and took a few pictures along the way. I wasn’t expecting much for fishing but we had a good day.

The dragonfly hung out with me for a while on the boat ride and got named Gator since he and his friends kept our boat ride mostly mosquito free.  I am not sure what kind of snake that is, but sunning himself on the road didn’t go well for him. The bird was huge and probably a blue heron. Anyway here are some pictures..

That is it for tonight. Have a good week and thank you for visiting!

RJB

Friday 6-25-15

Greetings and welcome!

Just a quick Friday night update for a few events..

First up is the Town of Wagner 100th Anniversary celebration. This looks like a big deal with a parade, music and all sorts of stuff. Here is a poster. It is at the Wagner town hall and VFD on Hwy JJ. JJ is about 12 miles east of Wausaukee where 180 turns south toward Marinette. JJ keeps going east into MI, but the picnic is only about 1/2 mile off of 180.

There is also a Legion Club Knife & gun Show in Crivitz at the town hall Saturday morning.

I also saw a sight for a Legion Club poultry shoot in Amberg, but I was going by at highway speeds so I don’t have much for details.

Matt asked if there was any live music this weekend. I checked the papers and didn’t see any. The Crandon Brush Run races are this weekend, up there would be a good bet.

Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB

 

Thursday 6/25/2015

Greetings and welcome!

We had some big storms roll through the state Monday, but it wasn’t too bad around here. The same storm that painted the radar with a lot of red and severe weather warnings for the southern half of the state hit here too. It mostly brought heavy rain, but we had gusty winds too. The roads had a lot of pine cones, leaves, and small branches, but that was about the extent of the damage that I saw.

Wednesday brought a few more storms, but they were limited to downpours. The atmosphere was juicy with moisture, and clouds were building in a threatening manner all day. About 4:15 the skies opened up and we had a good 30 minute downpour in Wausaukee and Athelstane, but here in Silver Cliff the roads were dry.

There is another chance at some rain later today but it is not expected to be severe.

Once today’s rain clears out we are in for a nice Friday-Sunday stretch, with the only chance of rain showing up in the forecast Sunday afternoon.

All of this rain has been a good thing. It seems like we are always a little dry around here, but I haven’t been talking about fire danger since May. That is certainly a welcome change. It is also a good thing to recharge the aquifers and watersheds after a winter with about half of the normal precipitation.

The rain has been good to the whitewater rivers and it has been a great summer for those that play in them. They are still running a little above normal for both the Peshtigo and Menominee Rivers. With the nice weather it will be another good weekend to take to the water and get some adventure.

This weekend is also the Marinette Co Breakfast on the Farm in Porterfield. Thay have been running ads on the radio and it sounds like a really big affair with hay rides, a petting zoo, bounce houses, and all sorts of fun activities. Here is a link.

This week I again saw both fawns that I spotted as newborns about a month ago. They are growing up fast and the wobbly legs were long gone as they bounded away from the car.

We had some northern lights Monday as a major solar storm hit earth. I missed it, but it was a big enough storm that there was a shot at some Tuesday night too.

Well the alarm has gone off and it is time to get up for work. (Time to make the donuts..) My nights have been a little preoccupied as I work on wrapping up a web site for a new 7 bedroom vacation rental home here in Silver Cliff. I expect to be showing that off next week.

That is it from here. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB

Tuesday June 16th, Thursday June 18th, 2015

Greetings and welcome!
I did write an update Tuesday but fell asleep before finishing/posting it.

First up I didn’t like the forecast and thought that it would change. It did, but only a little. Friday looks great, Saturday we are expecting rain, and Sunday should be a decent day again. Right now my hope is that Saturday’s rain will hold off until later in the day.

I was kind of expecting Tropical Storm Bill to move things around in the forecast models a little but the outlook didn’t change much. Unfortunately there is still that chance of rain Saturday.

I didn’t get to whitewater rafting before ending Tuesday’s update. In short, it is excellent after all of the rain. The rivers aren’t out of control high, just at a really fun level. If you have ever dragged your boat across the rocks in a low water summer, try it now. Both the Peshtigo and Menominee Rivers are at ideal levels.

Something else to add.. the bugs. We are not short on mosquitoes or wood ticks, bring the Repel.

Nature has her own answer to ample mosquitoes.. the dragonfly. I have been seeing plenty of those both here around the house and in my travels. Last night up by Townsend I ran into a whole cloud of them. I would bet that the bats are getting fat this year too.

Saturday is the Muscle Maniac’s Car show in Lakewood. They have some nice cars. If the weather smiles on them, it should be a good show.

That is it for tonight. Read on for Tuesday’s update. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB

 

Tuesday’s unfinished update..

 

Greetings and welcome!

Last weekend didn’t end up very good for weather. When we last visited I was expecting heavy rain Friday and Saturday and rain later Sunday. As it turned out Friday was nice and the rain came and stayed Saturday and most of Sunday.

It didn’t rain all day Saturday, but it was misting or drizzling all day. There probably wasn’t much dust on the ATV trails last weekend. Sunday brought more rain, but it ended late morning and by mid-afternoon it was a nice day.

Monday brought more rain. Friends in Wabeno reported heavy rain pounding the roof. In Wausaukee it wasn’t anything special, just a couple of hours of showers.

I was in for a surprise when I got home from work. The driveway showed runoff paths from the rain, and the hill washed out pretty bad.

Last week I set a 5 gallon bucket out in the yard to measure Friday’s rain. I measured almost an inch between Thursday and Sunday afternoon, and almost 2″ of rain Monday. It only rained for a few hours, it must have been a very intense line.

I am not going to spend a lot of time on the late week forecast today. Tropical Storm Bill is coming ashore in Texas and as it works its way across the Midwest it will affect our weather at a distance.

Right now the GFS is showing rain tomorrow and again over the weekend. In recent runs the models have been showing different ideas, including weakening both areas of rain. At one point the GFS was showing 4+” of rain for northwestern WI tomorrow, but has backed off a little. The tropical storm throws in an extra dynamic, so the forecast has a lower than normal confidence level.

Maybe it would be best to leave the weekend forecast bake for a few days and see how it turns out as the weekend gets closer.

The rain has definitely stimulated the plant growth. The ferns are showing  a lot of progress, and are starting to fan out. Cutting the grass once a week isn’t quite enough and you can’t see very far into the forest any more.

I saw a lot of deer along the roads this morning. I think that the very damp night that left the car dripping with dew might have gotten them moving around to shake off the wet morning.

When I pulled into the driveway after work the neighborhood doe and fawn scurried away. I got a pretty good look at them, and the fawn has grown really quickly in the past few weeks. The wobbly legs are definitely gone.

zzzzzzzzzzzz..