It's been raining for 2 days now, but I don't care. I finally saw robins today. YAY!
The snow is no longer piled 5 feet high on the back deck, and I can see past the end of my driveway when backing the car out. And the temps are supposed to be 60 degrees by the end of the week! WOO HOO
I know it's only mid -March, and snow is not out of the question right through til the beginning of May here in the mountains of northeast PA, but I don't care. I can't wait to dig in the mud (uh, I mean dirt) again!
On a side note - I've been told that robins don't really fly south for the winter, but stay right here and gather in large groups in open fields ... somewhere. Damned if I know where these so called fields are???
Happy Spring! Any one else have Spring Fever? :twirl: :twirl: :twirl: :teddyr:
I have a problem with the robins. The males are very territorial in the spring, and government buildings tend to have windows that are relatively mirror-like. So, every spring I get to hear thump after thump as young male robins charge the windows to defend their territory from an apparent rival. This goes on every day that it is sunny until some point in late June.
No spring here. The trees still have no leaves and it still gets really icy at night when the temperature drops. I feel like I've been living in Russia for the past 6 months!
I haven't seen the sun for about a week now. Prior to that we were enjoying mid 50s temps which saw me going to work jacket-less for about a week. Last night brought heavy rains and hurricane like gusts that shook the house. I did see a few robins a few weeks ago while driving. Two males as a matter of fact on the side of the road. Maybe they're a couple, who knows?
I saw a robin in our front yard today. Which reminds me, we've got a stupid robin that attacks our bedroom window for about a month every spring. I suppose he'll be showing up soon enough. Unless he's given himself brain damage. It's 63 here today. :teddyr:
Our pear tree is in full bloom, and I grilled ribs outside for supper. :teddyr:
After reading some your follow-up posts, I never knew that robins were so crazy/aggressive/suicidal! :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout:
well, Friday I saw a dove and a crow have a bird fight in flight! :buggedout: :buggedout:
I saw a small flock of Tundra Swans flying north on Thursday. That's a sure sign; we usually gets hundreds so these would have been the advance scouts...also get Snow Geese passing through headed that way. They stop over in the flooded fields and the noise can be deafening.
Robins have been back here for a couple of weeks and I saw a cardinal the other day. The mocking birds are nesting already.
I'm just glad the temp is back up near normal (low 60's F). I was out yesterday trimming my oak trees, so I don't get clonked by low hanging limbs when I have to start mowing.
Lots of sun does wonders for my perspective.
It's been raining like a bastard here for a couple days. Lot's of reports of flooded basements (houses, schools, businesses) and power outages. Very gray and dreary.
According to the forcast, I can go back to being jacket-less in RI again for at least the next 10 days. :thumbup:
Quote from: The Burgomaster on March 15, 2010, 12:49:06 PM
It's been raining like a bastard here for a couple days. Lot's of reports of flooded basements (houses, schools, businesses) and power outages. Very gray and dreary.
My mother is having problems with that. There is so much groundwater that the sump pump cannot keep up with it. She called me last night to ask if she could use the wet/dry vac I bought her a few years back to suck up the extra water (small pools of 1/4" - 1/2" from her description) that are collecting in the basement.
We had so much wind and rain the other night that it came in around the window frames. The wind was something like 50 mph gusts, and the rain was coming down in buckets.
The spider in the bathroom came out to check for his shadow and then he shouted "It's spring m-fers!!!!" and laughed wildly at me.
I know its spring because the Canadian Geese are honking non-stop now that they are back up north. There's a pond near by my place and a couple of them start honking at 7 am and will just randomly go into honking spurts for the rest of the day. I really wish I just heard other birds chirping instead.
It's more consistently warm (around the 60's) in the Pacific Northwest. I can't wait till I can wear shorts to and from work every day!
Predictions of 60 plus weather the next three days! :thumbup:
We had the most gloriously warm and sunny day so far this year; each day has been getting better and better. The horrible snow is all gone and crocuses are blooming all over my neighborhood. It feels like Spring has sprung! :smile:
Glorious sunshine for ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Saw a bit of the parade and even ate America's version of traditional fare: corned beef, cabbage and potatoes (true Irish eat bacon - corned beef was the easy substitute for the Irish who came to America - corned beef is Jewish!) I've always been proud to say I'm 100% Irish on both sides.
Been in the 60's here in Michigan all week to. But Saterday it's supposed to snow! :buggedout: In other words...it's springtime in Michigan.... :wink:
I made cornbeef,cabbage and potatoes Sunday. :cheers:
54 F here but we had one hell of a long winter.
We had our first snow last year early November, and it has been snowing almost everyday since New Years, with temperatures constantly below the freezing point. Most of the snow is now gone and I'm kind of sad because I prefer cold over warm. Maybe I should move to Alaska or something.
Quote from: claws on March 18, 2010, 06:17:52 AM
54 F here but we had one hell of a long winter.
We had our first snow last year early November, and it has been snowing almost everyday since New Years, with temperatures constantly below the freezing point. Most of the snow is now gone and I'm kind of sad because I prefer cold over warm. Maybe I should move to Alaska or something.
Actually, you might want to move to the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica, where the coldest temperature on earth was ever recorded on July 21, 1983. The temperature got down to -129 degrees F. And that does not take into account the Wind Chill Factor.
Of course, one of the disadvantages to living in the Antarctica, especially during the winter, is the ratio is about 100 men to every woman.
Quote from: BoyScoutKevin on March 24, 2010, 05:39:56 PM
Actually, you might want to move to the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica, where the coldest temperature on earth was ever recorded on July 21, 1983. The temperature got down to -129 degrees F. And that does not take into account the Wind Chill Factor.
Thats a bit too chilly for my liking :buggedout:
QuoteOf course, one of the disadvantages to living in the Antarctica, especially during the winter, is the ratio is about 100 men to every woman.
Hmm. Not good. I think I rather move to Maine.
We've been enjoying early spring since about January. :tongueout:
And nature owes it to us after the last two years of s**tting snow on our city.
Last week Friday we had our first brief thunderstorm after two unusual warm days. The temperatures did drop over the weekend though and its back below the freezing point since Monday. Go figure. My sister even had to scrape ice and frost off her car in the morning.
Judging by the temperatures in the morning here, we're heading slowly into winter.
It's supposed to snow here tonight! :buggedout:
here, we have know it's Spring- we got a mosquito hawk problem :teddyr:
Currently, RI is under major threat of being covered with water. Its been a week straight of torential downpours which aren't scheduled to end until Thursday. Roads everywhere are being shut down.
Around 2:30 this afternoon here in the Pocono Mtns of PA, the temperture dropped to below freezing and the rain (which has been around for 2 days) quickly turned into ice and snow. About 2 inches of snow/ ice mix covered the grassy areas and the roads very quickly. There were 22 car accidents on the roads iin less than an hour! What a mess! Watched the weather and the forecast said maybe another 3 inches of snow overnite. But tomorrow the storm moves out, temps rise, and it's supposed to be close to 80 degrees on Friday! What a way to end the month of March! :buggedout:
It was 70 yesterday, supposed to be 75 today, and 80 tomorrow. Tulips are coming up, last year's chives are growing, rhubarb is busting out of the ground, and the golf course is open. And I've got a pulled muscle in my back and am walking around like a bent over old man :hatred:
Quote from: Jack on March 31, 2010, 06:50:40 AM
It was 70 yesterday, supposed to be 75 today, and 80 tomorrow. Tulips are coming up, last year's chives are growing, rhubarb is busting out of the ground, and the golf course is open. And I've got a pulled muscle in my back and am walking around like a bent over old man :hatred:
You
are an old man.........ok Jack that was below the belt. You can flame me if you want. :bluesad:
Quote from: The DarkSider on March 31, 2010, 11:44:44 AM
You are an old man.........ok Jack that was below the belt. You can flame me if you want. :bluesad:
Why, If I was ten years younger, I'd give you a whoopin' you wouldn't soon forget ya young whipper snapper! :teddyr:
Now...where did I put my teeth?
40 F today. While sitting at the computer I had to wrap myself in a blanket this morning.
It's boiling hot here....FINALLY! :teddyr: I can at last, start stripping off into skimpy unsuitable clothing.
Temperatures have been in the 40s and below for a couple of weeks, and we are approaching June soon :buggedout:
Sunny with a high around 87F.
Some beachtime this afternoon, hopefully...