Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Only in Iowa...

Can you wake up to this...


Unpack your winter snow gear so you can enjoy this...


Then watch the afternoon sun melt everything from the morning, so by early evening you can do this...


And then from the sounds of it, do it all over again tomorrow!

Man I love Iowa, but this is why Iowa's weather sometimes gets a bad rap.  Two pluses came from today:  first, Audrey got to experience her first snow and Klayton enjoyed playing and jumping in the snow, and second, we were still able to combine corn today.  Two negatives from today:  first, we now have some corn that was snowed on after it was planted and snowed on before it was harvested, and second, we still have soybeans left to harvest.  Corn is more "hardy" than soybeans.  Soybeans need, shall we say, ideal conditions to harvest well or nicely, and I don't think having snow on them equals "ideal"...

Oh well, life and harvest goes on and you have to go with the flow, especially when it comes to weather in Iowa.  Like the old weather saying goes, "Whether it's cold or whether it's hot, we shall have weather, whether or not."

What are some weather sayings you have heard?

5 comments:

  1. Oh dear. Snow snow go away. I am not a fan and sure hope that the farmers all get their crops in as soon as they can. Love the weather saying! How about this one?When a cow endeavors to scratch his ear, it means a rain shower is very near. When he thumps his ribs with an angry tail, look out for thunder, lightning and hail.

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    1. Love it - I've never heard that one before!

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  2. Looks incredible! I wish we got that in STL. I love the snow, especially in winter (when it should snow)!

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  3. what nice your daughter in that pink snowsuit just like a little eskimo what have you done with her snowsuit after she grown out of it?

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    1. I've kept the snowsuit for future siblings. Someday I'll have a huge garage sale with all of my kids clothes (and snowsuits). :)

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