We were forecast to have yet another winter storm last night with a total of 3-7 inches of snow and then high winds all day today, gusting to 50 MPH. I'm happy to report that neither of those reports were accurate. The winter storm warnings lately have been amazingly accurate up til now. I got about an inch of snow and the wind did blow quite a bit during the night. The sun is shining today and the snow is MELTING!! Hooray!! It's up to 40 degrees and the main roads are actually DRY! We haven't seen that in quite a while.
The road in front of my place is still very compact snow and ice and isn't really beginning to melt yet. My neighbor has kept my driveway plowed so I can see the cement in a few places. I just went out and scraped off the top later of icy slush from my sidewalk. I'm going to do that again in an hour and hope to get down to the sidewalk soon.
I'm thinking of getting some plastic flowers and putting out in the snowbanks around my house for a hint of spring time! The snowbank in front of my house is about 3 feet tall. My neighbor piled up the snow from both of our driveways and from the front of our mailboxes out there. That's going to be quite a while in melting.
How is the weather around you? What are you doing to get ready for spring?
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I'm ready for spring. I've already planned my tomato growing strategy for this year. :)
We haven't had any to speak of. Now tornados we've had them! Current count was there was 16 tornados this week. I sure thought it was winter?!?
This year, I refuse to think about it. I'll hibernate, wear fuzzy jammies and read. I'll write, drink cocoa and build fires. I'll relish every moment of winter and not anticipate spring until it's much closer. I can't deal with it the way I did last year.
So, now I'm grabbing my blankie and sulking.
The three days of 70 and almost 80 degree weather was supposed to turn to horrible weather with hail and lightening storms. The lightening did come. But otherwise we were okay.
Bob, what's wrong with plastic flowers in the snow? At least, it would add a touch of color to the huge piles of frozen ice in front of my house.
I went out 2 more times and tried to chip ice out of my sidewalk but finally gave up. I have to walk a thin line between trying to get something done and not hurting my neck.
I'm glad we don't have any tornadoes around here. Those were terrible the other day.
Wow, another Wilma!! Nice to meet you.
Bill, why don't you take some pictures when you are all dressed up and share them with your friends here?
The unpacking should be a lot easier I would think, Elsie. Of course, I don't have to do it!
I am so looking forward to spring.
And planting and swimming outside==
and being tanned.
My icon is the snow from the most recent storm on our Sweetgum tree, right outside my office window. It comes and then goes quickly. We rarely shovel snow. I picked this place on purpose because I can't shovel.
Spring here is June. In June we should be packing up to move, so I may not get to plant this year. I could use planter boxes, I guess?
ThinkSpringThinkSpringThinkSpringThinkSpringThinkSpringThinkSpringThinkSpring
Deb J, I saw that you were really having a bad storm. Stay warm.
Thanks, Deb D for the plastic flower encouragement. I will be sure to take a picture if I actually get some out there in my snow!
and Norma here ,too!
plastic flowers?
how about scuplting some outta snow?
Once the flowers were growing, I felt like I should sit out there in my lounger and admire them!
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Have a great gather day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
or really give the neighbors something to worry about!
are you over that nasty cold?
I think Lynn is sick, I need to go visit her.
Come to Pretoria. Autumn has just started and so it's warm but a cool breeze makes it feel like a paradise,
I''ll even bring you a multi coloured rink filled with cherries and a tiny little umbrella.
Snow??? What's that??
-15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Send your snow on over to the coast. My boys will gladly shovel it, if they can get another day or two off school. Unfortunately they've missed the last two Saturday ski bus trips to Stevens' Pass because of all the snow in the Cascades (maybe more unfortunately for their parents than for them, lol).
William, you can always shorten the dress and make a matching one for your Barbie doll out of the remnant.
In the afternoon I went up and took a nap and when I came downstairs and went out on the porch to have a cigarette, what do I see but the plastic flowers growing. I'm going to send Papa to you UPS and together you can have "a plastic Spring"!
Bill, -15 is just a bit too cold. We haven't been down that low this year and that is fine with me. It's still melting around here; my driveway is almost clear finally!
I wanted to thank you for your comment on my article.
Have a great gather day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laurun, that doesn't sound like a good combination of a broken septic system and cold weather.