Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

just a little snow . view from second story window .
view from other second story window . zoomed in so you can see how for up the 4 foot fence on the far side of garden the snow is already . Oh yeah , and it is snowing Again . We are sitting with over 3 feet of snow out back .

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 4:51 pm just a little snow . 20260102_164359.jpg view from second story window .
view from other second story window .20260102_164326.jpg zoomed in so you can see how for up the 4 foot fence on the far side of garden the snow is already . Oh yeah , and it is snowing Again . We are sitting with over 3 feet of snow out back .

Yikes that doesn’t look like fun at all. I hope you get a break soon.
Down this way we’re sunny and 70F today. They are talking about some bad weather possibly coming in over the weekend. I’m sure we’ll pay for this nice weather very soon.

this morning was the second day in a row without snow . Now it is freezing rain / rain / wet snow / mild temps / mother nature's off her meds . weather for a few days .

After our second major melt we lost about 2/3rds our snow pack . We can now get around on the skidoo . Thank god for that , the poo pails were full and the compost pile is in the back corner of the property . If we didn't get the January thaw in Dec. and again in January we would have over 6 foot of snow on the ground . And there are areas that have had more than us . I think these winters are going become the norm again .
How are you guys making out this year ?

We've finally got some snow here. Locals say last time it snowed this much was 10 years ago. We're talking 10 inches or so. Also two weeks of negative temperature.

@Eugen Your welcome . I have been praying that some of the snow deprived get some of the snow we have been getting . Hope you and the boys enjoy it . How is the homestead coming along ? Hope everyone is well .

Eugen wrote: ↑Sun Jan 11, 2026 7:57 pm We've finally got some snow here. Locals say last time it snowed this much was 10 years ago. We're talking 10 inches or so. Also two weeks of negative temperature.

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Great pictures Eugen. I’m curious about the wood burning stove. Is it a free standing unit of insert in to wall.
Looks like it was made to burn coal. But they will burn wood fine too.
Hope you’re all doing well. And have a nice day.

My spouse is a night owl. I woke up at 2:30 this morning when she started getting ready for bed. She had to tell me about visitors in our bake yard. Sunday afternoon the dog sled teams were out for a run near our place.

propane1 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:59 am
Great pictures Eugen. I’m curious about the wood burning stove. Is it a free standing unit of insert in to wall.
Looks like it was made to burn coal. But they will burn wood fine too.
Hope you’re all doing well. And have a nice day.

Noel, here's the thing. This is the most common type around here. One gets a master stove maker to come and build it in place. Masonry: fire brick on the inside and various types of ceramic and brick on the outside. There are several channels going from the bottom to the top such that the hot smoke travels along the channels and the masonry absorbs the heat. Once hot, the masonry is like a battery, gives many hours of heat. Same with the walls of the building, once they warm up they tend to stay warm for a while, most old houses made of solid brick.
This one's about 3.5 feet wide, 2.5 feet deep, and 7 feet tall.

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Mon Jan 12, 2026 4:44 am @Eugen Your welcome . I have been praying that some of the snow deprived get some of the snow we have been getting . Hope you and the boys enjoy it . How is the homestead coming along ? Hope everyone is well .

Thanks Dave! Me and the boys are grateful for the snow! I haven't had any progress on my renovations since the freezing temps arrived.