stubbed toes and mud pies

[digitS']

We are having air stagnation warnings and the smell outdoors is testimony of the 74 rating – right in the middle of the "moderate" levels. It may my imagination but I think that I am now beginning to smell it indoors.

The stagnation has gone on for 3 days and will be history, tomorrow. The WS tells us that wind gusts may be in the high 30's mph. We will see if their near certainty regarding me waking up to snow and whether it might change to rain in the afternoon with the temperature a few degrees above freezing.

It has been surprising that the conditions of sunshine and chill have remained the same so long. Three weeks! Their longer term predictions are for both below normal temperatures and normal precipitation. I think that this almost has to translate to snow for the next 10 days, or so. That doesn't mean snow everyday but a series of storms coming in, probably of a fairly light measure. Anyway, fresher air –– and how about Your Indoor Air today?

digitS'

 

[Dahlia]

We are having air stagnation warnings and the smell outdoors is testimony of the 74 rating – right in the middle of the "moderate" levels. It may my imagination but I think that I am now beginning to smell it indoors.

The stagnation has gone on for 3 days and will be history, tomorrow. The WS tells us that wind gusts may be in the high 30's mph. We will see if their near certainty regarding me waking up to snow and whether it might change to rain in the afternoon with the temperature a few degrees above freezing.

It has been surprising that the conditions of sunshine and chill have remained the same so long. Three weeks! Their longer term predictions are for both below normal temperatures and normal precipitation. I think that this almost has to translate to snow for the next 10 days, or so. That doesn't mean snow everyday but a series of storms coming in, probably of a fairly light measure. Anyway, fresher air –– and how about Your Indoor Air today?

digitS'

Our air quality here rates as "good" at a score of 41. We are supposed to get wind and snow this weekend! That will be our first snow for the year!

 

[flowerbug]

is there some kind of fire or large industry in the area? i remember the eastern TN mountain valleys getting stuffed up in the winters if there was a temperature inversion trapping the coal burner smoke in the valley. around here we do have some fog layers at times and smoke from people burning wood, but not nearly as bad as it could be.

so what is stuffing you up there?

indoor air quality here is ok today, the nice lady at the furnace people (we've known her since we were kids, etc.) said to just keep it at a steady temperature and so that is what we've been doing all day.

i went out for a walk and it was pretty nice out for a late January day (30-40F and 10mph wind out of the south) and SUNSHINE! wheee! felt good to get a walk in even if i kept it short. very fresh air.

3 small deer were running across the field towards me and then finally noticed me about 50ft away then they decided to run to the north and crossed into the neighbor's yard and then to the woods they were likely aiming at to begin with. youngsters.