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Fall is over, our Winter Watch has begun.

At home in Bend there have already been Winter Storm Advisories, Watches and Warnings, and December 1 marked the beginning of meteorological winter. So it's here - winter! (Yes, even here... where winter means you don't use the A/C as much as in summer)

Well, I'm about 7 miles from the nearest bay, about 12 from the Gulf proper, as the pelican flies...

"40 Million People at Risk of Severe Weather Across the South" I'm in Mississippi, but outside of the Tornado Watch zone. I am, however, in a Flood Watch zone... and camped near a river. But...if the river rises too much I reckon I'll just hop in my kayak and ride it out to the Gulf. Head for...

This was the humidity and temperature just before it started to rain: It's raining now... not much RH-room for evaporative cooling.

My next door neighbor in Bend texted me that he had his snowblower out today, taking care of some overnight frozen fluff. I replied with a couple of photos from my day: Not better or worse, just different.

Do you have a big blue tarp, Craig?

A couple of hours ago I was in a supermarket -- a BIG store -- and at one point it started raining so hard that you could hear it on the roof from inside the store! :o

Now a little more intense for a while: It's nice that the campground I'm in has paved parking pads...so I can step outside without sinking into the mud.

It's raining like heck here on the Gulf coast of Mississippi! And as is usual down here, when it's very wet it's usually warm, because it's coming off the Gulf of Mexico. The rain is ratta-tat-tat on the roof of my camper, with an occasional boom-da-boom of thunder in the background.

In Eastern Oregon, a labor shortage is making it harder to remove snow and ice from state highways Hey Steve, with your experience plowing snow you'd be a cinch to snag one of these sweet state jobs!

Buy about 100 rolls and build a warm hut for $1.

Yeah... Actually I had already decided to move because, even pre-storm, it was too windy for fun kayaking -- too choppy. But the official "EVACUATION" did add to my trip experience!

Yesterday I experienced my first ever mandatory evacuation -- from a state park on a barrier island (St George) off the Florida panhandle coast. It was due to hurricane / tropical storm Nicole. I'm camped inland and west of yesterday, near Ebro, FL. It's raining moderately hard, but not too...

Not me. I love it when my camper shakes and rocks. It's like a Disney ride at a fraction of the cost!

They call her "Nicole". I'm camped at the blue dot, St George Island State Park, until Saturday. We'll see... Worst-case scenario: I still won't have to shovel snow! [Forecasts courtesy AccuWeather and Weather Underground]

I'm far from home, but my next-door neighbors in Bend sent me a photo of my place this morning showing some kind of white deposits... This was a sample of my day:

Speaking of snakes eating mice... I saw and captured this life and death rattler-rodent drama back in 2014 in Grand Staircase Escalante, UT;

I ordered an F150 in early October 2021 and it arrived mid-January 2022. No idea if that's typical...

I feel the same way about them tail-rattlin' cuties! Thanks for the link, Mr. 3pin!

Here's my (regular) gas-buying experience over the past week: I-84... I-80... I-70... I-64 Once you get east of the continental divide, gas prices are amazingly similar from state to state. Diesel was generally $5 to $5.50 everywhere. In some states that meant diesel was $2/gallon more than...

It's been a while... But as I recall I used a come-along connected to the camper jack bracket and the other end connected to a sturdy tree. Then winch, winch, winch...

Prices where I filled my truck in Bend today Not the cheapest in town by a long shot, but I got a considerable discount off the posted price by using my Safeway/Albertsons points.

Now, this here forecast looks dang near perfect! :) Least ways, that's how I reckon it.

Yesterday evening I turned the central furnace on in my house for the first time since late spring.