It was a beautiful fall day today so we took Monty down to the next lake for a swim. When we got there, we discovered the beach was gone! Well…
Read MoreIt’s a cool rainy Saturday. Might as well hit the Bulk Barn!
I’ve been whining a lot lately about needing new shoes. And by lately, I mean for the last 2 years. I really did not want to go all the way…
Read MoreWet night!
We finally got rain – and it was a lot of rain! It poured all night. And I know because I was up almost all night. We had thunder and…
Read MoreWhat a mess rain makes in February
We got about 50 mm of rain last night. It blew out creeks and driveways right around the lake. The lake is really high right now and there is a…
Read MoreWho wants THAT?
40-50mm of rain coming tonight, and tomorrow it is going to freeze. Any chance we can cancel this forecast and select another? Update: Jeff is trying out the chains he…
Read MoreSo much for that. And how do I summon a bluejay?
We tried to take advantage of the non-frozen state of the world today by shoveling gravel into our ATV trailer and dumping it on the huge ruts the rain is…
Read MoreAnother weather bomb
The media is calling today’s storm a weather bomb – apparently because of the drastic pressure change in the storm. We’re east of the heavy snow and it’s pouring rain…
Read MoreAnother wild day in Nova Scotia
Decent storm we’re having today! Big winds, wet rain, and warm tropical air. We’re we both up before 5am. Must have been the wind. I fell asleep again for awhile,…
Read MoreWeather watching
Just before 10am here and we’re getting rain mixed with ice pellets. 100km/hr winds on the way for later today. My view at 9:57am I’m thinking we need to cut…
Read MoreNow THAT was rain, and what is going on with the mechanics in Nova Scotia?
Yesterday afternoon we received rain of biblical proportions, that is, 40 days and nights of rain fell in less than 4 hours. The roads were flooded when we headed home…
Read MoreRain keeps falling, wind is howling, and we’re doing fine
No wonder The Canso Causeway closed last evening – look at this photo!! https://lisa.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pe-li-storm-canso-causeway.jpg The storm continues into day 3 today! There is still a wind warning and storm surge…
Read MoreMaybe the weather is just cheap entertainment?
I don’t know, but I’m excited by it. Easily. We have THREE weather warnings right now. A Wind Warning, a Storm Surge Warning, AND a Rainfall Warning. Winds up to…
Read MoreMore rain, fishing, toaster update, and something is under the stove
It’s raining again today. We were out fishing on Saturday evening, and the lake is so high from last week’s rainstorm that there is no shoreline. The lake must be…
Read MoreWe were spared
We missed all the extra rain forecast for yesterday. We just got ordinary rain, the moderately wet kind, not the soaker, wash-away-your-driveway kind of rain. It is still cool, dreary,…
Read MoreGot rain?
It is STILL raining! And here is our forecast for today: Rainfall warning for Antigonish County issued Rain at times heavy giving total rainfall amounts of near 50 millimetres for…
Read MoreHEY! I wasn’t shakin’ my rain maker!
The forecast was only calling for 10-20mm of rain tonight, but WOW did we just get dumped on, hours before I thought the rain was supposed to arrive. It poured…
Read MoreDigging trenches in the pouring rain
It’s been a wet, cool spring here, and then suddenly the last couple of weeks have been BEAUTIFUL and dry! Today we’re having a steady rain, for hours now. This…
Read MoreDo you have any idea how exciting it is to live here?
We get weather warnings more than once a week! Hurricanes, tropical storms, wind warnings, snow warning, heavy rain fall warnings, AHHH! I love it. Why do I get so excited…
Read MoreThird week in a row, a major rain & wind storm is approaching
We currently have a wind warning, a rainfall warning, and a storm surge warning in effect. “High water levels and pounding surf will give local flooding along the coast beginning…
Read MoreFlooding in December
The rain and wind have stopped!! But the rivers and lakes are overflowing – as much as a heavy spring thaw. The floodplains are under water. We didn’t lose power…
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