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[kate2357]

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@Malcontent wrote:

We’ve already had snow on Pikes Peak and some ski areas, but it’s supposed to snow [and probably just flurries] next week here on our mountain.  It’s that crazy time of year here in Colorado.

Our three fur boys will be rather happy.

Have a great weekend folks.

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Tarantula migration time too! Eeek.

[LdyBugz]

@catter70   I'm with you!  I do not like the snow, especially having to shovel it!

[LdyBugz]

@Meowingkitty   Mother Nature decided to give most of the rain to New England this summer!  One of the rainiest summers on record.  

[LdyBugz]

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@kate2357 wrote:

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@Malcontent wrote:

We’ve already had snow on Pikes Peak and some ski areas, but it’s supposed to snow [and probably just flurries] next week here on our mountain.  It’s that crazy time of year here in Colorado.

Our three fur boys will be rather happy.

Have a great weekend folks.

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Tarantula migration time too! Eeek.

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YIKES!!!!  

[geezerette]

I'm very happy you're getting snow out there since that front is supposed to come into my area next week and finally bring some cooler fall temperatures (and much needed rain) by next weekend.

Until then we may break a few records and be near triple digits .🥵

[kate2357]

@LdyBugz 

Looking for love in low places.....

I was traveling in Colorado one October and thousands of them came down a hill, across the road, down into a valley. We drove thru them and I was freaking out because the jerk I was with wanted to stop. We didn't stop. 

Each fall, large numbers of tarantulas skitter across the landscape in La Junta and southeast Colorado. Yes, tarantulas!

While this phenomenon has traditionally been called a migration, it is actually an annual mating ritual performed by male tarantulas who roam across the 443,000-plus acres on the Comanche National Grassland looking to mate.

While there are numerous species of tarantulas, you are likely to spot the Oklahoma Brown Tarantula in La Junta.

This dark brown to black species of the genus Aphonopelma is common here because its females prefer to make their burrows in the plentiful undisturbed prairies on the Comanche National Grassland of Southeast Colorado. Once these females have made their burrows, they tend to stick close to them for the entirety of their lives, which can be 25 years long.

[LdyBugz]

@kate2357   O.M.G.!!!!  Well thank goodness I don't have to travel there anymore for work!  Had I known this I would have found a reason not to go.  I could not deal with seeing those things.  I don't blame you for freaking out!

Makes me think of a trip to AZ and was told to check my shoes for scorpions before putting them on!  WHAT?!?!?!  

[rockygems123]

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@Malcontent wrote:

We’ve already had snow on Pikes Peak and some ski areas, but it’s supposed to snow [and probably just flurries] next week here on our mountain.  It’s that crazy time of year here in Colorado.

Our three fur boys will be rather happy.

Have a great weekend folks.

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@Malcontent   What is your elevation in Colorado?  Here in Denver metro still in the 80's & no sign of snow.

[Malcontent]

@rockygems123 

I’m south of you located geographically on a mountain that runs east to west. The only one that does so in Colorado. 

I’m a tad under 7,500.

[CalminHeart]

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@Malcontent wrote:

We’ve already had snow on Pikes Peak and some ski areas, but it’s supposed to snow [and probably just flurries] next week here on our mountain.  It’s that crazy time of year here in Colorado.

Our three fur boys will be rather happy.

Have a great weekend folks.

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I'm a couple of states east and north of you.

Our last 3-4 winters were pretty mild - I used the snowblower 4 times last winter. 

I was looking at predictions for this winter. Even the Farmer's Almanac and some reputable sources say my area will receive snow October-April, significantly more snow than usual, and a lot of -0 temps. We had snow and record cold through Memorial Day this past year so April sounds better. 

I can handle the cold. I hate ice and the heavy/wet 18-24" snowfalls.