Some unbelievable times

Well across the little pond from you and a bit south Feb. sure didn't live up to its normal expectations. March well that has always been unpredictable. But generally expect at least one more dump of white stuff on the order of wet cement by the semi load.

 

well there have been many swings.. 2 weeks ago 4 feet of snow... now none.. last week early temps in 50s.. weekend was 0 and cold.. back up to 45 today Thursday and Friday Temps going negative again... seen a robin.. my only comment is mother nature's a woman.. maybe she's having hot flashes

 

About average, used alot more wood than that last year!
It was almost zero the past few nights, unusually cold. Froze all my SAP buckets.

Then again I'm not in your area,(Mi) but areas in the West coast are breaking records for snowfall, Hawaii is having a record winter as well, Wich is pretty interesting!

 

good news also California has water.. try to see positive

 

We've had very little snow this year and plenty of above average temp days, but that's getting to be the norm here in Pa. We have had plenty of rain though, so no worries of drought.
That really warm weather had everyone thinking that winter was over here, but this is the Pa mountains, winter doesn't give up that easy.
I will say that the cold and lousy weather is getting on my nerves, and I'm looking forward to those sunny 50 degree days where you can work and not drown in your own sweat.

 

First winter in my lifetime we have not plowed snow! And I've lived here for 68 years, save 4 years at in college

 

We're seeing buds on trees and some farm fields turning green, probably barley or wheat.

 

Dennis, I have been telling my friends (both of them!) about this guy in L.P. who has been seeing sand hill cranes, robins, red winged blackbirds, etc and they're all rooting for you (for an early spring)!

Maybe you can put that dammed whistlepig out of business??

 

I've heard March peepers in February when I was a kid. Also heard them making weird squaks I'm guessing from being too cold too peep correctly.
I've never seen a drought so bad the lake across the street completely dried up. Considering it had perch and hornpout before last year I'm guessing drying up completely is a extremely rare event. But I've only been around for decades not centuries. At one time there was a glacier here. So - things do change.

 

We are still very much in winter. over a foot of snow on the ground, snowed yesterday, and all day today. It was 15 degrees when I walked the dog this morning. Nothing even close to green here, well other than all the trees (remember WA is the evergreen state).

BUT this evening, still snowing, my wife heard frogs croaking while walking he dog. And today we saw robins for the first time this year.

Crazy.

 

Had more snow this year than last. But they are similar .
First time I've heard peepers in February .

 

I remember being taught growing up that we're on the tail-end of an ice age. The past 2 winters seems to confirm that!

 

Same here, roughy 1400's to late 1800 was a mini ice age with much colder weather over Europe and America many causes for it some known many unknown. Some people belief the ice age continued into at least mid 1940 as some of the winter warfare we experienced in Europe. I'm all for renewable resources and wise stewardship of the earth but I'm also very skeptical of "greenhouse gases from the industrial revolution have caused the earth to rise xyz*" come on they can't even agree if eggs are good or bad for you how are they going to measure what the earth did last century and predict what's it's about to do.

 

My grandfather was a man of the earth. He told me the weather swings every 10 years, so that means 10 yrs going in and another 10 going out. He was a wise man. He could go into the woods and survive on his own. Even provide for the needs of a family. I think the weather is forever changing, just the way it is. Our life spans are too short to experience long cycles.

 

Yep.

5" of snow all season, a couple 70° days last week, 62° yesterday, and then woke up to this a couple hours ago.

Now the weather guru's are talking about a nor'easter for next week. Certainly can be interesting living in Pa.

 

Weather is changing, slow but very sure. Hard to deny that.