Good Morning! For a change we are having some sunshine here in Port Loring, Ontario this morning. The temperature at the time of this post was a touch cool sitting at -2.9 C | 26.78 F. But it is about to warm up substantially in an hour or so. Which will sure be nice. I have to admit my wife and I are looking forward to it. Highway 522 is bare and almost dry this morning with no snow overnight. The snow we do have has been melting in spite of the cold nights, as you can see the snow dropping every day. It melts from underneath and around the trees at first, then when it warms up it really gets going. Today and tomorrow should get rid of a pile, and if we get some warm rain, that will help even more. Yesterday I took it easy and will do the same again today. I guess my old body needs a rest, or so it feels. I think I will work on another podcast that I have in the works. I will see how things are going in a bit. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal with my lovely wife, and will then see what the day has in store. Life’s a mystery. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s a cool cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -6.5 C | 20.3 F. Tomorrow will be a lot warmer, and we should be seeing some sunshine with temperatures well above freezing. The sap should be running. Sap flows when daytime temperatures rise above freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit / 0 Celsius) and nighttime temperatures fall below freezing. Which is what is going to happen for the next few days or so. Highway 522 is bare and damp this morning. There are a few icy sections here and there … which I found out walking over to the hardware store here in town this morning. So if nothing else … care should be taken if walking. LOL On another note I didn’t do too much yesterday, other than get my seeds ready for planting inside. I like to start a few tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, along with some others. I probably won’t plant the seeds till near the end of the week as that way I have a month to get them going, and a couple more weeks to climatize them before planting. So ya … probably near the end of next week would be perfect timing. Last year I had great success and didn’t have to buy any plants at all. Gives you a good feeling starting your own. With that I am off to work on another podcast I have about finished. Take care and stay safe. Even more so with the opening up of things in our area. GW

Good Morning! Once again it is a very cold morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. However, the sun is shinning which makes it at the very least … look nice outside. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -15.1 C | 4.82 F. Slightly warmer than yesterday, but we still have a bit of ice on the bottom of our windows this morning. On seeing that we know we have enough humidity in our home, along with it being cold enough to stay inside. Over the years I have come to the conclusion that a good rule of thumb would be … to stay inside throughout the cold winter days, until … the temperature rises close to my age. Now you noticed I said close. The reason for that is … I don’t like it to hot neither, LOL. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning which will make travelling good if you have it in your mind to go anywhere. If you do I hope you stay out of stores or restaurants as this new variant can spread rapidly, very rapidly if you are close to someone that has it. Other than that not much else happening in and around our small community these days. And with that bit of info under your hat I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal and feed my birds. Hmm, on the subject of birds … I don’t know about you folks, but my lovely wife and I haven’t seen hardly no Blue Jays at all this winter. Usually we have them all winter long. Have any of you noticed this in your area?? Just seems a bit unusual. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! It’s another cold morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. The temperature climbing out of bed was sitting at -10.4 C | 13.28 F. Today and tomorrow it will remain very cold. But after that things start to change, with warmer temperatures entering into the picture. Which is fine with me as I can’t wait. I have had enough of the cold. In saying that though, it has been nice and cozy in our home and shop all winter. No complaints in that department. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning which will make travelling good for those that have to go anywhere. I see they are lifting the lockdown on Monday. I have to say if it was up to me, I wouldn’t. At least for another couple weeks till things settle down a bit more in the cities and the vaccine is in the area being administered to everyone. I think they are just asking for trouble, especially with this new variant among us. But … my way of looking at things, they will do what they think is in their best interest, not what is good for the people themselves. Such is that. With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal with my lovely wife, and will then see what the day has in store. I am once again taking things easy. Have a great day and stay safe. GW