Nice Score @Toastyjakes ! Drooling over here! The wind has been drying up my woods even w/the decent rains. Woods are behind.. but slowly getting there. Did come home with some small ramps & mustard greens. Best part...No Ticks!!!
IOWA 2022...a prelude
95 days, more, less, give, take...
This time of year, optimism peaks as our minds turn to the season ahead. We wonder....
Will our hips and knees and eyes once again serve us faithfully (and if so, for how many seasons longer?)?
Will the eager stick--so seasoned over many seasons--serve us for yet another?
Will the peace of wild things fill and renew the spirit and uplift the soul?
Will we trip and fall and perish in a place seldom seen to become carrion for the denizens of the deep woods?
Will our bleached bones found in another time and our story be then concluded?
Like the snow, thoughts drift, as do eyes...
Then, to cast one's gaze upon the world beyond the glass, the path of wondering leads to the woods.
The woods in winter. Cold, stark, silence cloaked in white yet yearning to burst free. An ageless contest, seasonal struggle grips this moment. Alas the victor, once awakened, is never in denial.
The awakening of the woods is assured. Our fate in the season is always in doubt. Optimism is tempered.
Good luck, all!
This time of year, optimism peaks as our minds turn to the season ahead. We wonder....
Will our hips and knees and eyes once again serve us faithfully (and if so, for how many seasons longer?)?
Will the eager stick--so seasoned over many seasons--serve us for yet another?
Will the peace of wild things fill and renew the spirit and uplift the soul?
Will we trip and fall and perish in a place seldom seen to become carrion for the denizens of the deep woods?
Will our bleached bones found in another time and our story be then concluded?
Like the snow, thoughts drift, as do eyes...
Then, to cast one's gaze upon the world beyond the glass, the path of wondering leads to the woods.
The woods in winter. Cold, stark, silence cloaked in white yet yearning to burst free. An ageless contest, seasonal struggle grips this moment. Alas the victor, once awakened, is never in denial.
The awakening of the woods is assured. Our fate in the season is always in doubt. Optimism is tempered.
Good luck, all!
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This is one of my favorite mushrooming photos from the past. Turkey eggs and a mushroom. Where I live (Clayton County) the ground temp (measured 4 inches deep) is 38 degrees. We need to see 45-50 degree ground temp for the 'rooms to pop. It looks like we are going to get the moisture for a good crop, now some warmth if that is not too much to ask!
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Have you guys ever used Iowa State resources to make soil temp graphs? Its really interesting going back in time to see how the years compare.
For instance, here we can see that the CR area barely broke above 50 degrees at 4 inches this year, which is colder than previous years.
mesonet.agron.iastate.edu
For instance, here we can see that the CR area barely broke above 50 degrees at 4 inches this year, which is colder than previous years.
IEM :: ISU Soil Moisture Plots
Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University
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