Severe thunderstorms possible this evening. Conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening over Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Ontario. In both areas advancing cold fronts are moving across the regions. It is possible that some of these storms may be severe with large hail and strong wind gusts as the main threats. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. If threatening weather approaches take immediate safety precautions.
Thought I would do up a tribute to Agnes Lee, previous owners of our home here in Port Loring. Great lady for sure. Below you can click on the pictures, which will enlarge them for you so you can read about her past life. For me to say more isn’t necessary, write up below says it all.
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa
10:06 AM EDT Thursday 27 May 2010 Severe thunderstorm watch for
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa issued
..Potential for severe thunderstorms today..
This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with torrential downpours and damaging winds.
Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. If threatening weather approaches take immediate safety precautions.
Thunderstorms currently developing ahead of a cold front may possibly become severe later this morning into this afternoon. Some of these storms may become severe with local rainfall amounts exceeding 50 millimetres or more in one hour. Wind gusts approaching 90 km/h are also possible with these storms. Hail of 1 to 2 centimetres in diameter is also a threat.
Now New. For those that want to order my books on line you can now do so. Either click the link below or scroll down and on the left of your screen you will see a link that says; Buy George’s Books On Line. Click that and your on your way to some good reading. Oh and should mention we have a very secure set up too for paying on line. My High Tech son Karl has worked that out for me and you. Thanks.
Well I guess it is now law that all boaters must have an Operators Card to operate a boat, doesn’t matter what size neither. I myself had to bite the bullet and take the test which I did and did quite well. You will have to take the time and read the book and do a bit of studying for a few nights if you want to pass. You will need around 75% to pass. There is 36 questions multiple choice. Below is the link of the company I dealt with and found them to be very good. Click Link Below which will take you directly to where you can take your Exam. Have a safe, enjoyable summer.
Hi folks below is a link to our second weather station done up by wunderground. good folks. The data you see comes directly from our home here in Port Loring. That is where the station is located. It covers an area of fifty miles in any direction. Click the link below.
I am no fireman that’s for sure, but I do know when and when not to be doing any burnin, like brush piles and things like that. Reason being this year more than other years, that it is exceptionally dry. Wouldn’t take much to start off a major fire here in the north. So be careful and if you must light a fire make sure you take the pracautions necessary. Below is a link to the Nugget News Paper in North Bay which sheds some more light on the subject. Click link below.
Well folks it is that time of year again. Farmers Markets are back on line and waiting to see ya. Why shop a farmers market?? Well for one thing you eat healthy for a change and also you will be supporting the last of a kind here in this country we call Canada. Below is a link to the North Bay Farmers Market, but there are lots of others too. You just have to seek them out. Nothing like fresh fruit an vegetables, let me tell ya.
Well vegetable garden is planted, one flat of tomatoes, Better Boy this year. Hope I am not disappointed as I usually put in Early Girl or Glamour. So time will tell I suppose. I also put in some bush peas, potaoes, cucumbers for pickling, broccoli, Brussel Sproutes, radishes, corn, cabbage, regular and red. Total cabbage plants around ten or so, enough for us. I also got herbs of all kinds a growing and if them pesky black flies let up some I might just get my corn seed in the ground. Man they are bad out there this morning. I was telling folks that they weren’t bad this year but, wrong……………………………… LOL Oh well such is that and they are the joys of living in the north. One thing is they usually disappear as fast as they come. From Mothers Day To Fathers Day is their days I always say. Also very dry this year and it is a constant on going thing to keep the plants watered. As it is the shock from transplanting is taking a toll on them. Usually they are ok but this year it got so hot so quick, well it is hard on all the tender plants. Should toughen up in the coming days, or I hope they do. Oh and also put in some zucchini, around five or so plants.
Note to let you know that Coles at, Northgate Sq. 1500 Fisher Street, North Bay will be holding a book signing for me on June 19/2010 from 1:00 PM To 3:00 PM. Fathers day weekend and what better gift idea. Free book marks will be handed out to all those that purchase one of my books. Should be a great day and sure would like to see you drop by, can use your support.
Notice to let you know I will be speaking on Thursday June 3 at 7 pm at the Arnstein community centre, my books will be available. Drop by would be nice to see you.
HI folks below is the date and time I will be at speaking at the North Bay Horticultural Society. If your in the neighbourhood drop by and say hello.
Speaker information/confirmation
Date and time of meeting: Tuesday, May 25th at 7 p.m.
Location : Christ Church Anglican, 890 Vimy Street, 3 blocks down off Algonquin
Well Folks, my third book, “Moments In Time” is now out. It will be in the book stores with in two weeks. You will be able to purchase them at Cole’s In North Bay…. or at Cole’s in Sudbury and also at Gulliver’s there in the Bay. Coles in North Bay at the Mall is holding a book signing for me on June 19th from 1 PM To 3 PM Fathers Day weekend, what a great gift. Sure would be nice of you all to drop by, say hello and pick up your signed copy of Moments In Time. Also will be handing out free book marks to those that purchase one of my books. Had them made up special for you all at Beatty Printing there in the Bay. Great outfit to deal with and should say they do the printing of all my books. Just ask for Ian. Will keep you up to date on other signings as time goes by.
Hi folks, for years on the farm we worked with Mother Nature. I say worked with her, as there is just no other Way. She gives you clues and if your up on some of her ways, well your ahead of the game. So……………..for those that aren’t sure whether to cover your tomato plants at nights in case of frost, let me show you an easy way to find what the night time temperatures will be. First off you need to know what the Dew Point Temperatures, between Noon and One, Once you know that, you will know what the lowest it will be for the following night. Simple huh? Has worked for me for many years. Don’t be in to much of a rush in getting them seeds into the ground either. Better to wait till night time temperatures stay above fifty.
MAY 2010: temperature 13.5°C (1°C above avg.); precipitation 55mm (30mm below avg. east, 10mm above west); May 1-3: Showers, warm; May 4-12: Sunny, then showers; May 13-17: Sunny east, showers west; May 18-20: Sunny, hot; May 21-25: T-storms, then sunny, cool; May 26-31: Showers, turning warm.
JUNE 2010: temperature 16.5°C (1°C below avg.); precipitation 50mm (30mm below avg.); Jun 1-6: Showers, then sunny; Jun 7-13: Showers, then sunny, warm; Jun 14-17: Showers, warm; Jun 18-20: Sunny, cool; Jun 21-22: T-storms, hot; Jun 23-24: Sunny; Jun 25-30: A few t-storms.
Well old man winter made another appearance this year, but not as bad as what we were suppose to get. So happy about that. The pictures were taken from my front door yesterday around three in the afternoon. Today we are back to green grass…. with flowers blooming in our gardens. And to all them Mothers out there, I hope you have a great day. Thinking of you all. Click Pictures To Enlarge a Touch.
For most parts we don’t really know what is going on in the Gulf of Mexico with the oil spill. Some say a certain amount of oil is being poured into it, some say more. Myself I believe the situation is actually much worse than what the Powers That Be want you to believe.
I would think millions of gallons of oil is covering the Gulf right now. Thing is folks, if this oil makes it way into the Gulf Stream currents, well lets just say it wouldn’t be good. Even as it is right now the impact from the oil will take hundreds of years to clean up. I don’t think they can clean it up to what it once was.
The one thing we have to realise, is that we can’t live without the oceans, and what are we doing. With man’s greed we might have just set loose a giant monster from the depths of the earth that could destroy us all. I still believe we have the technology to stop this, question is do we have enough time. In closing I would like to say this; One just can’t keep taking from Mother Nature, destroying her home with out her not retaliating in some way. This is only one incident, there are many, many more, just waiting, waiting to come forth to destroy its enemy, MAN. My Opinion Only.
