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Biden pardons turkeys for final time as US President


Biden pardons turkeys for final time as US President

While I did not vote for Biden in 2020, and I was glad Trump lost, I figured he could not do too much damage during one term and he would be too old to serve a second term. I also thought (I was wrong about this one) that the Republicans would finally be done with Trump and move on to much more worthy candidates.

“Biden acknowledged this was his last time being a part of the light-hearted event, saying he will allow the turkeys to keep calm and “gobble on”.

The 40 pound (18kg) birds he pardoned will now go back to the state of Minnesota to become “agricultural ambassadors”.

And Biden is off to New York to hold a “Friendsgiving” with Coast Guard members.

There were some 2,500 people gathered at the White House to see President Joe Biden pardon two turkeys: Blossom and Peach.

Biden joked the crowd were looking for a pardon themselves.

He offered some information on both turkeys, telling the crowd that Peach weighs 42 pounds and likes to cross country ski.

Meanwhile, Blossom weighs 40 pounds, loves cheese curds and watching boxing.

Biden also tells the crowd the turkeys were named after the Delaware state flower the Peach Blossom.”

Two turkeys, one of which has been pardoned and one who will be hoping for a pardon soon enough!

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v51702z8t

First Frost, Lady Bugs and Predictions

The killing frost this autumn came in Mid-October, so that is the end of our garden this year. The garden did not produce as well as other years, the green peppers did hardly anything, the tomatoes were skimpy, while the the zucchini did okay. The last bugs to arrive were Lady Bugs, which are actually Asian beetles.

Late-October was warm enough we were able to keep the windows open for several days.

Iowa Winter Forecast 2024: It has been an abnormal year in 2024 when it comes to the Iowa weather here. We started off with back-to-back blizzards in January, had the coldest Caucus ever and we recently went through the sixth driest September on record! Iowa is in the 50/50 zone of seeing above or below normal winter precipitation this winter season. However, it says northeastern Iowa can expect above normal precipitation this season. Usually, the state of Iowa sees around 20 to 35 inches of snow during the winter months, with around 4 inches of other precipitation. On top of the temperature and precipitation predictions, the NOAA and NIDIS (National Integrated Drought Information System) also released a seasonal drought outlook.

Unfortunately, the drought is expected to persist for about 75% of Iowa through the winter season. On the other hand, it showed that a majority of southern Iowa may be out of the drought by the end of the year. So, as usual, it is about 50/50 guessing and predictions. Stay safe.