A stormy pattern continued this week giving us Moderately Wet conditions with 2.00" precipitation falling over 4 days as heavy rains and also within 2.0" of snow. This week daily high temperatures started above seasonal average, with highs getting into the  50-60's(F) until Tuesday/Wednesdy when highs dropped into the 20-30's(F); and then climbing back into the 60's this weekend. Once again, we had high winds earlier this week that were strong enough to cause a power outage at our house. Action picked up at the bird feeder this week, especially when we had snow on the ground; and the first red-wing blackbirds of the season have showed up and geese are flying low over my house. The wet conditions of this month have resulted in muddy local farm fields with a lot of standing water in low areas. The local Kalamazoo river and millrace have been running higher than usual the past few weeks, though they appear to be going down enough to reopen the river walk recently.