Strange Winter

We are having a rather strange winter. November was cold and snowy. December was warmer with not much snow. January we had a January thaw. Our snowfalls here have only been a couple inches at a time and then we would have warm days to melt it down. Now it is February and it is brutal. Today it started out about 19 and now is down to 14 and dropping. Having a little snow flurries too and that wasn't in the forecast. Yesterday we had freezing rain and sleet and made everything dangerously slick. There were many accidents on the Interstates and side roads as well. I stayed in. I don't ice skate :0)

Weather Report

Another bad weather report.  They are saying we will have another blizzard tomorrow.  People will have trouble getting to work.  If they get to work, they will have trouble getting home.  Yesterday was a beautiful day.  Much snow melted but it left a lot of ice behind.  It is 30 degrees already which is quite warm for the winter we have been having.  It will melt a lot of snow again today but we are due to get icy conditions and 3-7 inches of new snow again.  We will all enjoy Spring whenever it gets here.  It will be appreciated more than ever this year.

Terrible Winter

This has been a terrible winter.  It has been the coldest winter in over 20 years.  Reminds me of the winters of the 70's and 80's.  The wind chill temperatures have been way below zero.  We finally got some temperatures during the daytime that are above zero.  But today our high is about 27 and going downward and wind gusts up to 50 mph.  We got a little freezing rain during the night which makes for slick highways and dangerous driving with the wind blowing so hard also.  I know everyone here will be so happy to see Spring this year.  We have had small batches of snow and a White Christmas and New Years too but it hasn't been too bad. Not as far as snow goes at least. It actually almost got to 40 a couple days and melted the snow down some, but it didn't last long enough.

Raking Leaves

I don't know about you, but I don't rake leaves anymore.  That is one advantage of getting older.  It seems the wind was very strong on Sunday and blew all the neighbors leaves onto my lawn.  Last year a fellow came along with a riding mower and bagger and picked them all up.  I wish he would do that again.  We are to get rain today and snow is north of us.  We know it won't be long and the snow will be here.

Cold/Severe Weather

We are having sustained high winds for at least the 4th day, maybe more. It is sustained at 20-30 with gusts to 45 mph. The tornadoes went around us and for that we are very thankful. However, we feel really bad for all those who lost their homes this weekend. It is hard to imagine how you would feel or what you would do if that happened. It is terrible thing. It is only 37 degrees also this morning with light rain off and on and they said we might even see snow flurries. Isn't that something although we have had heavy snow in the middle of April in years past.

Cold Weather

The days are changing fast. We have had lots of high winds that really took all the leaves off the trees very quickly. The nights are down to freezing and today the furnace had to run to keep it at least 69 in the house. The sun is out but it isn't warm. The flowers have pretty much frozen off and we know it won't be long and the snow will be falling. I didn't used to mind it because it seemed you could always dress plenty warm but in summer you never dress cool enough. But I guess as I age, I hate to see winter come. My husband always hated winter and this year he won't have to put up with it. I know it is much better in Heaven.

Here Comes the Snow

About midnight tonight it is supposed to start freezing rain, sleet and then up to 2-5 inches of snow. This is supposed to last all day tomorrow. They are predicting high winds from 30-40 miles per hour with gusts to 50 mph. That will make visibility impossible and driving is not recommended. I am invited to a Christmas Brunch in the morning here in town so I hope that won't stop us from going. I guess we'll know when we get up in the morning. The last storm passed us by so hope this one does too.

Autumn Leaves

Like the song says, the Autumn leaves are falling and falling and falling. My husband went out and mulched all the leaves on the lawn and it looked so nice. The very next day we got high winds and the lawn was covered again worse than ever. A couple days ago our next door neighbor went out and mulched their leaves. I told my husband to forget about even thinking about mulching ours again and today the leaves are blowing everywhere again. He's decided he's done with the lawn mower till Spring when the grass grows long enough to mow.

Blizzard Here

We are having a real blizzard here. They just sent the kids home from school. I can't see across the drive way hardly. The winds are gusting 45 mph and it is down right nasty out. I feel sorry for anyone who is out in this. It is good to be home in a warm home. Snow is flying everywhere and the rain we got last night has frozen on the roads and everything is slick. There will be lots of cars in the ditches today and tonight. People just aren't smart enough to stay at home on days like this.

40 MPH Wind

We have 40 mph sustained winds and it is doing alot of damage to everything. Our tulips look just like someone walked over them and mashed them into the ground. I wonder if they will be able to bloom at all. The wind never seems to cease here. We really get tired of it. It is dangerous for the high profile vehicles on the road too.