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MiHale

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18. This is too early...

Reply to catbyte (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 07:00 AM

41 min ago

We usually snowshoe in the winter taking long hikes through the forest and in the past would have been thrilled. This year the old bodies are a little banged up with late harvest chores and a super mast year of black walnuts. Thinking this year winter is for healing…mentally and physically.

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Going on record today...Officially sick of winter... [View all] MiHale 13 hrs ago OP

i am eagerly awaiting my first snow-hike... ret5hd 13 hrs ago #1

"A 17 novel winter" - ah, that's a clever indicator! Tho, sorry you're snow swamped already electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #2

I'm going into cold weather with more firewood House of Roberts 13 hrs ago #3

👍 MiHale 12 hrs ago #10

Same Here ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #4

You know it...👍 MiHale 12 hrs ago #11

Every year I forget what a pain in the butt snow can be, then it happens and I go, *Aw, bloody hell*. Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #5

Just after getting rid of approximately 2 tons of black walnuts... MiHale 11 hrs ago #12

It is really unreal Grim Chieftain 12 hrs ago #6

3 more months of Diamond_Dog 12 hrs ago #7

My Goddaughter who lives in Muskegon said they got dumped on -- about 12" in about 9 hours. catbyte 12 hrs ago #8

This is too early... MiHale 41 min ago #18

Reading some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago #9

I spent two hours yesterday shoveling snow. I've had enough. Borogove 11 hrs ago #13

If we were intended to live anywhere it MIGHT snow, we would have fur. TomSlick 10 hrs ago #14

When do you indulge True Dough 9 hrs ago #15

Love that idea... seeds already purchased and grow tents in action.... MiHale 37 min ago #19

There is snow predicted here in Durham, NC mnhtnbb 8 hrs ago #16

KnR Boomerproud 2 hrs ago #17