The long range forecasts I have seen, Cynthia, are calling for a mild winter............suits me just fine.

My hubby, Bob, said he heard on the news that a dry winter is predicted.

I heard somewhere to expect a drier, warmer than normal winter, too.
J.D.

I think the farmers almanac said a wetter colder winter! HA! I guess we'll have to wait and see. I'm hoping for a warm wet one personally!

warmer and wetter sounds good to me too!
and yes, I shoveled that 10" of snow last Jan.

But plenty of plants froze in the greenhouse even with heaters running. Many made it back from roots....but it was a long wait.

I haven't even started moving plants around yet to prepare for the first freeze. I cut a peice of plywood to make a bigger shelf by my shop window.

Well, because of La Nina, the chances are that we'll see a warmer than usual winter and a bit on the dry side. It does not bode very well for Texas. Last two La Nina, we ended up with severe drought in Dallas-Ft Worth area and central Texas. It's anyone guess of where in Texas will see severe drought in 2011...

We are VERY LUCKY to have Hurricane Alex and Tropical Hermine. They prevented what could have been very dry summer.

Milder winter means less fruit on the pears and apples. And frankly after the last two years of heavy yields, I could use a break. There's only so much apple butter two people can eat. I usually predict winter by the amount of bugs coming into the house in November. Lots of bugs, colder winter, fewer bugs, warmer winter. So this November so far, not as many bugs as last year. It's gonna be kinda cold, but probably little to no snow. Cheryl

NOAA predicts 50% chance of 8-10 degrees warmer than normal for the next 3 months and 18% chance of cooler than normal the rest is normal. Precipitation was lower than normal. That's about as close as any other guess.

just so it's warmer. We're in a drought here on the coast, the recent rains helped, East Texas severe drought.
Tally Ho!

Moderate winter. May heat up pretty bad in the spring, though. Good thing I intend to move by early summer.

I've heard dry and warmer. That Farmer's Almanac forecast sounds like an El Nino winter...and I'm doubting it will happen. But we'll see!