So far we have over an inch of rain and it is still raining. The weather people say it is supposed to turn to snow today around 2 o’clock in the afternoon. I haven’t been taking any 4 o’clock photos since there really isn’t anything to see but rain and fog.
For a really short while yesterday the clouds broke and sun came out. A great cry of joy went up from the cows and the chickens and the cats and the dogs. Everyone was in a frolicking kind of mood.
Terry and I quickly grabbed all our trash and headed out to the dump. We only make the run if we absolutely have too. We were at the absolutely spot…if we didn’t go then I was going to have to go by more trash barrels, which I didn’t want to do as we really do have enough of trash barrels now.
There really isn’t anything really interesting at the dump, but we did get to see the rubber grinder at work grinding up all the tires. I don’t know what happens to that huge pile of ground up rubber but I’m sure they have figured out some way to recycle it or they wouldn’t be doing it.
As we were there the fog settled back down. After we got home the rain started again. No complains on the moisture. It is just very odd this type of rain this time of year.
Three more days until February….I’m into the count down! 
Linda
Gone are the days when every yard had a tire swing or two..so good to hear that you have rain!!
Dump runs! Been there, done that….our daughter and sil have only 5 acres, but they can manage to hide quite a few barrels before they get to that “absolutely have to “stage. You have a lot more space to hide them!
There is a very nice park in a wealthy town around here that is mulched with rubber chips. It is very springy to walk on.
Weird weather, for sure. At least it’s not boring.
I was thinking about that rubber mulch the box stores sell.
Glad to hear you’re getting rain and moisture!
February – might be welcome in Colorado, never welcomed here. A month to completely avoid Australia, unless you love saunas, not forgetting possible floods and bush fires.
Today (Tuesday) transport in Brisbane to the CBD and some other areas, all upside down, inside out, and QR has people on stations giving advice, pity they can’t agree – not funny really.
Fires raging one week, flooding the next.
Today the situation in Brisbane weatherwise in fine, hottish and bloody horribly sauna like with the humidity due to all the water. The cyclone has managed to even reach Sydney and below, and that for something that hit northern Qld to continue so far south is a first.
The “Mud army” of volunteers of 2010/11 is being organised to do the wonderful job of the clean up. Incredible and so civic minded people indeed just appear. You have to register with authorities to ensure that you are fit, if not for cleaning, then many make sandwiches for the volunteers or “man” phone lines etc.
Interesting post on the type dump, I never took much notice of the ones here as to what happens.
Thanks for this interesting post.
Hoping that what ever Colorado wants from February, you get for the benefit of all.
Cheers
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)
Yay for moisture! Our rain dried up and turned into plain cold, but the leftover clouds made for some pretty skies today. Hope you, Terry and the doggies are staying warm and dry.
Everybody seems to get odd weather these days. This odd weather certainly is useful for you. I hope that it’s still around to do it’s magic when crops have been planted.
I’d take a rain……if it was at least 50*
They use ground tires in asphalt here too…..it’s suppose to work great.
Three more days till February? where does the time go? It is snowing here, just enough to make the evening commute a nightmare! Stay well my friend, Julie.
Oh boy! More rain!
We don’t have an interesting dump, either…just a hole in the ground transfer-station. They won’t even let you get out of your car anymore…
Tires get made into MANY recycled products. It is amazing. So glad you are getting rain….still nada here.
A couple of years ago I watched an episode of This Old House and they were putting in a driveway that was a composit of old ground-up tires and something else. I thought it was a pretty neat idea.
i know they use recycled tires in some asphalting and also for base in children’s playgrounds.