Groundhog Day

Here it is again. Groundhog Day today. And guess what? He saw his shadow (shock) and we will have 6 more weeks of winter. I don't remember in my lifetime when we didn't have 6 more weeks of winter. Tomorrow promises more snow. It is going to be a long Spring the way it is going. February can be a very cold brutal month. We look forward to June when it will probably really warm up. May can be cold and rainy too sometimes. Easter outfits are covered with winter coats, mittens and scarves. Not alot of fun.

Snow and Cold

We got 2 1/2 inches of snow last night. It is the most so far but it is 6 weeks early. I hope that doesn't mean we are in for a very long cold winter. It was only 7 degrees this morning and is way up to 9 :0) now. It is very sunny out. That is very deceiving as it is also very cold. The neighbor cleared the snow in front of the garage doors. The landlord cleared the driveway with his big skidloader blade. I pushed the snow off the deck early when I got the Sunday paper in. There is a beautiful blue sky to enjoy.

Spring Rains

Spring rains are really coming at us this weekend. Sounds like many will be severe. Heard they had a bad tornado in North Carolina. They are expecting snow in many places in the west. The weather is really a mixture. Watching the weather channel. He is telling all about the severe storm watches. Looks like a really wet week next week.

Sunshine

We have bright sunshine today. But don't let that fool you. We also have strong winds. We had light snow off and on all day yesterday. At least it melts faster now that it is closer to Spring. I push snow off the deck, it seems, every other morning. I saw a Robin the other day and really felt sorry for it. I am sure the ground is so frozen it can't get to a worm to eat. The winds have to be hard on making nests too. I wonder how many have blown out of the trees every year in the strong winds we have. But they seems to be sturdy and raise a family every year. Love to see them hopping around the yard. We know it is Spring when we see the Robins return.

Winning Trip

My grandaughter's husband won a trip for them to a nice warm place.  They are so lucky to be getting away from these terrible cold termperatures.  The grandmothers and grandpa are watching the kids while they are gone.  They are missing out on some terrible bitter wind chills and now more snow is on the way.  At least it sounds like we won't get a lot this time and it will go mainly south of us.   My son lives where their snow had all melted away and now they are talking as much as 5 or 6 inches of new snow.This is one of those winters that will go down in the history books.  I believe they said it was back in 1996 and back in the 1980's since we have had a winter like this.  I guess we are paying for the last 2 decent winters we have had.

Wild Weather

This has been the worst Spring ever!  We had so much cold weather when it was supposed to be warm.  Then we had wet weather all thru April and May.  We hardly got a break at any time.  Then on May 2 we got 11" of snow.  Who gets snow in Iowa in May?  Not for many many years.  Then we had snow again that night and the next day.  Would it ever end?  It did finally quit snowing and the sun came out and melted it away in a few days but then the rains started.  The house swelled from all the rain hitting it and I can't get the storm door open and shut so had to quit using it altogether for awhile.  Today is supposed to be sunny and it isn't.  It is cloudy and the grass is almost ready to bale.  This is not a good thing.  The dandelions came and went and still we couldn't mow.  My son-in-law mowed his lawn in the rain.  I see others doing that too.  They are desperate to get the lawns mowed and it keeps growing.  For 2 years we couldn't get rain and the lawns nearly died out.  Now we are getting way too much rain.  We are staying below normal in temperatures too.  We do have to be thankful that we haven't had any tornadoes.  I feel so bad for Oklahoma.  They just can't seem to get away from the tornadoes.  A mother and her baby died last night in a tornado.  That is so sad.

Snow in April

I just can't believe it.  The weather report has been rain and snow off and on all the month of March and now April too.  We had two beautiful days Monday and Tuesday.  I got lots of errands run.  But today it is pouring rain again.  Not only that, but tomorrow they are predicting snow.  My tulips and other perennials are up and will be covered with snow again.  One thing about it though is that the sun is closer to the earth.  It doesn't take long to melt the snow now.  That is a great advantage over the rest of the winter.  We are still waiting for Spring to get here :0).  We have been in drought for several years now so this will be a big help so I guess we really should be happy about the rain and not complain.  Get out the raincoat.

Springtime

It is supposed to be Springtime.  But you can't tell it from the weather.  We have had so much snow this month.  Now we are having heavy rains.  Everything is soaked.  The ground is still frozen so the water stands everywhere.  I had to wear my raincoat out to get the paper this morning.  Wore my hood and boots too as the rain was really coming down hard.  Now it has finally stopped and there for a second I thought the sun was going to come out, but it didn't.  Hope May is warmer.

Spring?

Spring - where are you?  The groundhog said we would have an early Spring.  Ever since that we have had one weekend snow storm after another.  I think this is the 4th or 5th week in a row they are predicting snow.  We have had quite a bit of sunshine.  It has melted the snow down to lower levels but the ground is still all white except for a few places.  It has been bitterly cold too.  You always need your winter coat and gloves.

Snow? Blizzard?

Sounds like by Wednesday sometime and Thursday for sure, we will be getting a bunch of snow.  The winds are supposed to be terrible on Thursday so I look for whiteout conditions.  This is ok for me but I feel for the people that need to go to work.  I can stay home and look out the window at it.  We haven't really had any snow to speak of yet this winter which is great for a lot of us but it is bad for those who make a living moving snow.  Also those with snowmobiles are going nuts wanting to get out there and use them.  And those selling them are praying for snow.  Everyone says we need a White Christmas.  I don't.  I love a winter without snow.  Let it catch up on the moisture with warm Spring rains hopefully.  I heard on the news about 2 weeks ago that there was someone out mowing their lawn.  That person is nuts too.  The grass is dormant for the winter and I think the last thing it needs is mowing.  Better have their head examined :0).

Thunder and Lightning

Here it is March and we had all kinds of thunder and lightning last night. When we got up it was still pouring rain and had about a minute of tiny little hail too. Someone from a town 20 miles from us said they had a bit of snow, hail and the rain too. We are finally getting rid of our snow except for the huge piles. I know they are all ice on the bottom so that will take some really warm days to melt down. We have been seeing Robins now and the tulips are coming up so Spring is finally here.

Snow is Melting

The snow is beginning to melt at last. It has been above freezing now for several days with lots of sunshine. I heard on the news tonight though, that they are starting to worry about flooding already. Once all this snow melts up north here, it floods the south. It is sure sad that it has to be that way. I wish it could go slowly enough so that there wouldn't be bad floods. However, we are really glad to get rid of the snow. I guess we are going to get some more, though, this week or weekend.

Another Blizzard

We had just about 1/2" of snow last night and a little more today. And then the winds came up and are blowing at about 30 mph. All that snow is in the air and I can hardly see the next door neighbors. I am so glad I went to the grocery store this morning and also that I got the mail about 3 hours ago. It was just starting up then but now it is very very bad. I feel so sorry for those people going home from work. I see the neighborhood kids just came home from school early. It is a good thing. You can't see in town, let alone taking buses out into the country.

Cold Rain

BRRRR We are having cold rain now and it will get colder as the day goes on. It is supposed to turn to snow later and into tomorrow. We are supposed to get some more high winds with it too. I know the rain will freeze again and I hate it when everything gets so slippery. I went to the store and got two bags of ice melt so we are ready for it. Just got the driveway cleaned off and now it is starting in again. It is so dark and dreary today you need a lamp on to enjoy yourself. You can't sit down to read anything without some light.

Mail Time

It is time to go get the mail again. It is snowing lightly and has been snowing all day. I heard we are to get one to two inches again. We have so much now that they don't know where to put it. The town can haul it outside of town to a big field and dump it there. They are very good about clearing main street quickly. We appreciate that. I feel sorry for the poor mailmen though in this weather.

Veterans Administration

We have an early morning appointment today at the V.A. My husband is a Veteran. He goes to the doctor for his prescriptions and checkups. He had a PSA blood test last week and will get the results today. Then he will see the nurse and doctor. They also have live TV from the pharmacy out of town so he can talk with the pharmacist. It is interesting.

Blizzard

Boy did we have a big bad blizzard in our part of the country. We had so much snow, it blew into huge snowdrifts so you couldn't really measure it. We think we got 6+ inches. I know just an hour from us they got 11 inches and other parts got even more. We stayed in the house for two days watching the snow blow by the windows. Driving wasn't allowed in our State at all. I am glad it is over but now we have sub zero temperatures and it is still dangerous to be outside for longer than a few minutes.

Rain Again

It is raining again. We had about 3 decent days and the farmers were trying very hard to get into wet fields and get the crops out. We saw many semis and tractors with double wagons sitting at the elevator. It will be a long night for the elevator from now on in every town. However, now it is supposed to rain again for several days. That is bad. We are just hoping it doesn't snow early again or a lot of it.

Weather Forecast

Well, here we go again. Now they are predicting snow again tonight. Sounds like enough to shovel this time. The last big snowstorm went south of us and missed us completely. One to three inches and going from Friday into Saturday is what they are saying. I don't know why it always lands on the weekend. Lately it has been Tuesday and Wednesday too and sounds like more of the same for next week. BRRRRR It is so cold too but at least the wind has let up a little.

Bad Weather

There is considerable bad weather west of us. They are talking a great deal of snow in several states. It feels like it could snow here as cold as it is. It has been raining heavily all day and they thought we might see a snow flake or two. That is the last thing we want to see. It was really pouring at noon but it let us for a bit so I got in the car and went and got the mail. I had a few errands to run so got them all done and back in the warm house. The wind the last two days has been very strong too. I hope the snow goes north of us like they are saying. It is only October 23 and too early for snow although we have seen a dusting on Halloween before in the past ten years. The longer it stays away, then it won't stick and be around for November and December. It can wait for New Years for me and that would be too soon. The older we get the less we like the snow.