The first signs of freezing temps
 

When I went outside this morning I noticed this upside down icicle. I had watered the evening before and the remaining water in the hose must have leaked out.

The icicle forms from the ground up, I thought it was so cool.

Cool! I can be leave it is that cold already somewhere in the US!!

Wow if it's cold enough to freeze dripping water you must get some mighty intense winters! We are still in the 90's here. That really is a neat picture.

We are still in the 90s here in East Texas, but it will be cooling down a little soon.

Wow, that's so cool, Chasing Hawk. We're in the 90's here, too. We'll probably get down to the 80's in a few weeks.

I woke up this am to high humidity and heat at 89*.
I'm speechless over an icicle!

[QUOTE=Chasing Hawk;7648900]When I went outside this morning I noticed this upside down icicle. I had watered the evening before and the remaining water in the hose must have leaked out.
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Over here closer to Willapa Bay, I was feeding the woodstove last week, and put more cover on the bed. I am so dreading the September storms we get from the SW. Our summer usually lasts about a week or so. It does beat the heat and humidity I grew up with in the South. Don't expect any icicles here on this side of the mtns. for a long time.

We live near the base of the Cascade Mountains here in Central Oregon. Winters here are cold (like -20 below wind chills),
snowfalls varies from year to year. We are in our Fall weather pattern, days are in the mid 70's and night hit freezing (32 degrees) or hover just above that. Snow could fly as early as Halloween and last till who knows when..lol Or we could have hardly any snow at all then get hammered with several feet in a few days.

Wow! You have your own stalagmite (''reaching up with all it's might" -that's how I was taught the difference between
stalagmites and stalagtites ("holding on tight" to the ceiling). Cool picture.

I have a hard time even opening my freezer to see the cold in there. I don't know it I could handle frost in September or or one week of summer. You are sturdy stock.

Just the other day DH made a comment about a rat scurrying across his office floor. Looked kind of big then he caught one the next day. He said the fur was really thick on that thing. He took it outside and let nature take it's course. The last time that happened it was a sign of a long winter for South Texas. Also doesn't help his office backs up to a field.

I would love a cold day or two. It's still hot and very humid in Florida.

We visited the Cascades on our honeymoon ages ago. Such a beautiful place. I hope to get back there some day but not when there's icy conditions. Great photo...thanks for posting it.

If it doesn't get colder than -20 here in Wisconsin, that's a warm winter. That's not wind chill, that's actual temperature. We've had down to -42. But that only lasts for a day or maybe a few hours, and then it goes back up to only -01 with sunshine. That makes a beautiful winter day.

[QUOTE=Chasing Hawk;7649043
We are in our Fall weather pattern, days are in the mid 70's and night hit freezing (32 degrees) or hover just above that. [/QUOTE]

That's exactly the weather pattern we now have here in Eastern Canada.
We have a frost warning for tonight.
I love where I live but winters usually start way too early and go on way too long.

Still running the "money-machine" here on the "cool" side of the thermostat.

LOL - I learned that you just thought about ants at a picnic. When the mites go UP, the tites go DOWN.

It is gorgeous out here and especially up in the Cascades. When we take a day trip over the "hill" to Eugene I just love looking out at the scenery as we go by.

We have been lucky on that part this past summer. Our electric bill averaged about $125.00 a month and our house is 1636 sq. ft. plus the shop is 28x 30. The shop is cooled by fans we have talked about putting in a swamp cooler or a window unit.
Our winter bill usually doubles because we have 3 heated dog houses as well as running a heater in the shop to keep the pipes from freezing. And the dog water buckets are heated also.

My husband and I look at it this way. The more snow we get the better the aquafir is supplying our well.

Winter is coming...I can't wait for cool weather..We have had a very hot summer...

I look forward to the weather and seasons changing. I really don't mind winter. I do hate hot and humid.

Chasing Hawk sounds like maybe our weather is close to yours I felt sorry for the tourists that planned trips to Yellowstone this summer it snowed in the mountains on the 11th of July and closed some highways and did the same last week and now again our high tomorrow will be 48 the only month with no new snow in the mountains this year was Aug. but I prefer it I do not handle heat very good anything above 80 is a bit much but then I am retired and do not have to go out in nasty weather I prefer my sewing room with soup on the stove makes a perfect day for me

My thoughts exactly.

We are starting to cool down (90's and low 100's), but it's getting dark earlier and cooler at night. Just not that cool.

Sounds like me, soup or stew some crusty bread waiting for me after a day in my sewing room.

Oh lord. I'm not ready for that yet.

It's been mid-70's here, and just above freezing at night. Great cooler evenings. :)

Weather is definitely a "hot" topic this year.....that icicle is certainly a wonder.....Thanks for sharing.....: )