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    Cold rain and snow? Here comes sunshine? What's Mother Nature up to at your house?

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    Okay...
    it's spring already. What is up with this wintry blast? Still, it's so nice to have the days longer and the sun shining, I'm not complaining that much. But a friend of mine was just reporting slushy hail in Santa Cruz.
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    It's going to be near 75 tomorrow for the Rockies home opener. Of course, it will be 25 degrees colder on Sunday .. ahh yes springtime in the Rocky Mountains.. "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
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    Gotta be...centerfield
    What a long strange winter it's been! I'm ready for some baseball. Our Royals, with the best Cactus league record, welcome the California /Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels !!! Who the heck do the Angels have this year?? Vladdy's been gone awhile. Unfortunately here in Kansas, it's 34 degrees w a 60% chance of wetness coming at KC from the northwest...brrrr. I'll have to wear a glove in order to hold the $8 beer. Go get 'em Royals!
  • marye
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    but hey
    happy spring everybody!
  • marye
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    they do
    and it's supposed to be more of the same all week. I got the dogs to the local dogpark for a brief round of fetch this morning and it looks like another storm moving in as we speak. I like the rain, but a sunny day or two would not kill us.
  • Gr8fulTed
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    How are those California folks doin?
    The man on the news says it's cold rain, mud and snow out on the left coast this morning. Lake Tahoe ski areas must have record snows this winter/spring.
  • Gr8fulTed
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    big full moon tonight
    78 sunny and a westerly wind today in Kansas as the daffodils open and the Star Magnolia swells up. Grass is green and ready to grow! I'll be heading to the CO mtns Wednesday.Spring starts this evening.
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    Snow tomoroow
    We'll have to make some angels.
  • gregstone
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    Mid 90.. Sunny
    Days of Mid 90. Yeah. Miss those. Sunny
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    spring skiing..
    unuassly warm weather here in the north east..
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No complaints from me, but I don't live in the flood zone either. Be careful out there!
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got about 6 inches in the mountains of NC, about a half inch of ice under the snow. Shoveled it up and dug out the car, roads are ok, but there will be ice. Still slightly snowing here but is winding down, not the 12 to 18 inches they had projected.
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if you can avoid driving in this, it's a good idea. I got a flat yesterday so had to go to Costco today to get a replacement, and the freeway was such a mess coming home that I was really glad to have the good tires. Even gladder to be home and not have to go out again. This rain does take me back to a whole lot of getting soaked outside the Henry J.
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At least I can say that. There has been a short stretch of sub-zero temps and even more frigid wind chills. Unfortunately, there has not been much in the way of snow again this winter. I essentially have to head north or to higher elevations if I want to experience any deep snow. We only have 5" of snow cover at the moment! We're also looking at the potential for mid-40 degree weather and rain for the latter part of next week which should essentially obliterate the little we currently have. I guess Punxatawny Phil was right... On a positive note, I was able to get one of my old snowshoes repaired for only $20. The crampon was broke. It's amazing how difficult those parts can be to track down! The snow shoe companies really have planned obsolescence down to a "t"! Thanks to my perseverance and stick-to-itiveness I have a real nice set for backup. And on another positive note, I have at the moment reservations for Sedgwick, CO and 2 nights in Denver for Spring Break. And, a little bit later I will set the reservation for 2 or 3 nights at Estes Park, which is just a stones throw from the Colorado Rockies wilderness and paradise for a snowshoer like me. There's not much I'd rather be doing on the first day of spring than snowshoeing in the Colorado Rockies.
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Snowshoed today and it was great! (if a little shallow on the snow) At least it was cold enough. Was able to spot a kingfisher, a screaming red-tailed hawk, a beaver den and various other mammal tracks...
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Funny, my nickname used to be 'ski-man' but I was never a skier. On another tangentially related note, I just supported the Rex Foundation! There is a t-shirt available over at Nancy's Yogurt and all proceeds benefit the Rex Foundation. It's thanks to you for including the website... :-) http://nancys-yogurt.myshopify.com/products/nancy-s-yogurt-sunshine-day… http://www.rexfoundation.org/support-rex/
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...on the button. It may have actually been colder at a point. Not to mention there's about a foot of fresh, light airy powder snow and nary a breeze. The weather conditions made for several wonderful snowshoe treks at some of my favorite haunts yesterday!
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Chilly start at the ski area yesterday: much more pleasant at +14 F this morning. Maybe I'll be able to change my long john's!
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snow to freezing rain...but a warmup is on the horizon, finally. Time for a summer tour...
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...what possessed me to go mtn biking in a blizzard yesterday, but I did. Did some snowshoeing too this past weekend. Colder than a witch's nipple, it was...
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Currently raining and sunny in STL...par for the course...Looking for the Rainbow, I know it's around here somewhere...
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WTF? At least Spring's a month away anyway. :-)

P.S. I'm not a robot.