Jerry’s Reminders Winter Is Coming

To me this is the first sign winter is not far away with the fall tillage finished.

Before putting the equipment away, I always check the anti-freeze in the tractors and combine. It would be a nasty surprise in the spring to find out your anti-freeze was not strong enough to prevent your engines from freezing and cracking during the winter!

It is nice to have a shed to put equipment in for the winter. When you do a little planning, it is amazing how much equipment you can get in a small area!

White frost on the landscape is a sure sign of colder weather ahead.

As the temperatures drop after harvest, it is important to aerate the corn to get it closer to the outside temperatures to prevent moisture migration and spoilage.

This is a reliable sign of winter when I get to the studio in the morning and see a winter weather advisory in the forecast.

A sure sign of cold weather is squirrels putting acorns away for winter. Squirrels putting more food away means a cold winter? It seems wild animals have a "survival" instinct and I tend to believe they know about the weather before we do.

Here is another sign winter is on the way, Christmas decorations!

I am sure you are aware I do not really enjoy shopping (spending money). Well, I got all my Christmas shopping done in one stop! Louise, Laura, Stephen and I all got Apple iPhone 7s this week. Our phones were all three or four years old, so we had upgrades available. Thank you, Kelly, for taking a picture of my new phone, with my combine on the home page of course!

This is the best sign of winter. More time for naps!