Chinook Winds: October 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Painting my Counter Tops

I am planning on removing my wall paper, adding texture to my walls and painting. Unfortunately the color of the paint I liked did not match my counter. So I had to paint them before I could go to the next step. I had a few moments of panic but in the end I thought they turned out.

First Snow Oct 14

Thursday, October 1, 2009

This quote says exactly what I want

"I don't want a work life and a non-work life, I want to live one life where labor, family, health, happiness, intellect, and art all collide and merge."

What are Chinook Winds?

Chinook winds blow in from the Pacific in late winter and early spring. Their moisture evaporates as they pass over the Rocky Mountains. Once the winds come down from the mountains onto the high plains, the air can be quite mild and extremely dry. When a Chinook takes effect local temperatures can warm up from as low as 5 degrees below zero to 60 or 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The air is so dry that when it hits snow, it sucks up the moisture, changing the snow directly into water vapor, bypassing the liquid phase that slushy phase-- entirely. Called sublimation, this is a common way for snow to disappear quickly in arid climates.
As you may guess these changes in temperature, little snow cover, but bitter cold temps make it hard for things to make it through the winter. We hope to have a 90 day growing season and 12 inches of perspiration in a year.

Chinook Winds

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Painting my Counter Tops

First Snow Oct 14

Thursday, October 1, 2009

This quote says exactly what I want

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