My yard is greener than it should be too. But, my snow shovel is near the back door and the snow blower is full of gas just in case.

Predictions about a cold or warm winter remind me of this joke...

The Amish farmers asked their Elder in autumn, if the winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the Elder replies that the winter was going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.

Being a good leader, he then went to the next phone booth and called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is this winter to be cold?"

The man on the phone responded, "This winter was going to be quite cold indeed." So the Elder went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood to be prepared.

A week later he called the National Weather Service again, "Is it going to be a VERY cold winter?"

"Yes", the man replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter."

So the Elder goes back to his people and orders them to go and find every scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later he calls the National Weather Service again: "Are you absolutely sure, that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely" the man replies, "the Amish are collecting wood like crazy!"

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My grass is no longer green ... guess what color it is today?

Happy New Year!