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Prepare thy wood. A tough one coming

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  1. Backwoods Savage

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    So sayeth the forecaster.
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    Get moving, FHC :salute:
     
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    I've been thinking the same thing...leaves changing/dropping already...seems really early to me
     
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    Not as bright outside on the way to work either....for now.
     
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    Real warm today but next 2 days in the 60's sound better. Yes, lots of leaves changing already and quite a bit of drop too.
     
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    I got my fingers crossed that we get a REAL winter here in PA this year. It's been really lame the past few years!!!
     
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    I can't remember the last time I've seen so many acorns dropping from my Oaks, could be another sign.
     
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    We have had a couple of easy winters. A cold one with snow would be nice.

    I don't like 38 degrees and rainy, it reminds me of Ft. Bragg in winter sitting in a fox hole.
     
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    NH needs a cold one, to stop the southern pine beetle. We need a few nights of 8 below zero.
     
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    Wishful thinking, but I'd rather prefer to live vicariously through your tough winters. No doubt I just jinxed myself and this will be a bad one....
     
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    I don't know about the temperatures, but my mind has been on my plowtruck the last couple of weeks.
     
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    There is a mast crop here too.....the trees are absolutely loaded with acorns this year.
     
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    Oh, and my wood is ready...
     
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    Our one Birch has been turning for a while now, and some slight popple turning. Ferns are browning up, but the rest of the trees here on the property are still all green. However, on the way to a friends this morning, I saw leaves turning on several Oak.
    As HD mentioned, we're due for a cool night Thurs.
     
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    Hey Dennis, I hope that "forecaster" is more accurate than InAccuweather.:rofl: :lol:
     
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    And I thought the consensus was for a mild one....makes sense, I guess.
     
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    I've been seeing leaves here and there turning, and some drop in my yard. Today I saw a tree in almost full color on the highway.
     
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    Scotty Overkill is being overrun with cords upon cords of wood, and is dying to burn! He's currently holding and shaking a pair of dice in his hands, shouting "Come on, Old Man Winter!" :dex:
     
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    As odd as it sounds, I have 3 cherry trees and 8 maples in my yard and I have NEVER seen the leaves turning in August. I was thinking it was just because of being hot, because we got a good amount of rain. However, I'm wondering in the back of my mind if it's possibly an indicator of what's to come. Time will tell!
     
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    If God blesses us with a cold winter twill be just fine with me, as he has already blessed me with plenty of good hardwood to feed the Buck Stove. I say bring it !!!!!!
     
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