dun":83mrrdkl said:
When it blows, it really blows. Most of the time ti's more of a breeze. If the wind is really whipping I just work on the opposite side of the ridge from the wind. The ridge the house is on runs east and west and the winds are typically fomr the north or south.
It's nothing like the desert where it blew everyday and 15-20 mph was considered a gentle breeze
dun
Do you have bugs in the summer, Dun?
When we were looking for the farm, I thought it would be nice to have one of those places tucked up in a little hollow with a creek running through it. But the great thing for us about living on top of the ridge is that you can sit out on the porch after sunset in the summer and not be devoured by mosquitoes.
Of course, when it's -20 F and there is a NW wind, I pretty much have to camp out in the basement and throw wood to the furnace all night if I don't want to see my breath in the morning indoors! Sometimes on those nights I think about a valley farm.