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

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  • wilfredtjones
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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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    An excellent choice!
    I love that shirt. Also I love Nancy's!
  • wilfredtjones
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    @marye
    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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    no need
    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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    77 and sunny here in DFW
    sorry to rub it in. golfed (poorly) today
  • marye
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    if you're anywhere near Squaw Valley on April 1
    And you're a ski person, consider signing up for the Rex Foundation's Fire on the Mountain Vertical Challenge. Details at rexfoundation.org.
  • wilfredtjones
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    well, it's been cold here...
    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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    snow?
    So they got a half inch in DC? More on the way? Ain't really got squat in Western WI. Maybe 5" of snow cover. So much for snowshoeing. Oh well, gonna give it a shot anyway Saturday, maybe check out the ice falls and slap some dinner on the stove in the warming cabin after. Curried Pork Chops w/ Mashed Potatoes and Honey Glazed Green Beans.
  • marye
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    yeah
    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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    about over up here
    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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Last weekend I was in my Forester and I was looking at the outside temp gauge it read 0 and my wife noticed. She asked what temperature it was outside, I said "..there ain't one" A dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago... ________________________ www.autoquoteresearch.com
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it's warming up it's 21 degrees not 15 today!! yeah :)
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Warmed up to 30 degrees today in Erie, Pa., but the wind chill was 14 degrees, and we're up to about 8 inches of snow. More snow for the rest of the week and colder temps are returning tomorrow.
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Just back from a walk with El Bruto. Most of the Almond blossom is out now. Nice and warm in the sun but still a chill out of it just going to put some photos up on the Blog Bob
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It is 4 degrees F. But the sun is out here too.NE Washington Bob, thanks for listing your Blog site and sharing your photos.. You live in an amazing place. Could you continue to list your blog site with your name, so we know where to go. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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It's not supposed to be like this in the Bay Area. However my kids did get to play in the snow for the second time in their nine-year lives in the hills above our home. High of about 45 today, degrees that is.
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S.NJ is cold this morning and I'm home with a sick little boy, he has a tummy virus...Yucky!!
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Sunny and warm today. Lower 40's. The sun feels wonderfull though!!! Gratefulmom, Hope your son is feeling better. A little TLC can fix anything.
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....in the post coldwar country its.....dark and cold!!!!
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60 degrees today and sunny. So much for winter. Global Warming...
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The sky here in NJ this morning is a strange shade of red.Sun went down in honey and the moon came up in wine
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Woke up to freezing rain, a bit of an icestorm. Our vehicles as well as everything else was a sheet of ice. Then it warmed up about 2 degrees and rained all day. Needless to say my work day as an Ironworker really sucked. Kept telling my crew, there's nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!
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We have had 40 inches of snow in January, now it is warming up a bit and then turning to slush and freezing at night. Schools have been closed most of this week. Alao a period in there of temps just above 0 F. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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cold and rainy today. Unfortunately all the flowering fruit trees were lured by the faux spring into bursting into bloom, which is probably not going to turn out well.
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isn't that how it goes? Maybe it will warm up enough so the bees can get busy. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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A little bit of everything. Too many storms (bad ones) lately. As the elders say, "If you don't like the weather stick around another 15 minutes. It'll change. . . "
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it was 60 yesterday and today it's 25 Brrrrrrrr in South NJ
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Just a classic 419 scam. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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cold,cold,cold and the water is five feet high and rising!
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How did that post servive the mods??? Sounds like a scam to me!!! Be very careful!! The weather hear in Erie is very cold and yesterday we had a snowstorm, dumped about 10 inches of snow on us at work. I'm ready for summer!!!
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the Ivory Coast scam! Sorry for the aggravation, friends, Ivian should be troubling us no more.
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Crazy wind pushes my van into lanes without my consent. 50-60 on average. I'm not used to it man, I miss Vermont's snow. NC is awfully nice though. You can't beat the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Clear night sky and cold but perfect for seing the eclipse and saturn Peace Isaac
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I learned that I will not be meeting with the clients today because ice is falling from the sky - this, of course, avails me the opportunity to have a burn-fest extraordinaire, fire up 2/21/69 and pray for better weather. "Where does the time go?"
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was -1 when i woke up ...time to finally go where the weather siuts my clothes
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When I left for work this morn. BRRRRRRR!! Time for summer, we can skip spring!
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Go away!! We got 3 inches of the white stuff and it's still snowing!! I want summer too!!
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They told us to stay home again - not that I'm complaining, I just miss the clients. Speaking of the clients, one of them, a sophomore, has been battling a malignant brain tumour. Sheis one of the sweetest girls - the song "Ripple" comes to mind - in the school and a drive was begun to help fund her mounting bills. The head of the drive said that if $6,000 were raised a day of school would be missed, a number of students would donate their locks and several teachers would shave their heads in front of everyone at the school. The day the news of $ raised and hair removal everyone wore rags that said "stay strong." Several local TV crews showed up to disseminate what had gone down and everyone was overwhelmed as over $21,000 had been raised. Taylor even helped shave a head! In the many years I've been teaching this event has really shown the way the community in which I work can come together - and for that I'm grateful. O.K., time for 2/22/69 and a taste more coffee. Rock on Dead people! "Where does the time go?"
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That is beautiful! It makes me love me fellow man a little more. Well Beams heading her way & Peace to all Thanks for sharing '69 is a great year, go Pigpen! L
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Or so they say. It's dry at the moment, though, giving the water a chance to soak in a bit. Thanks for your tale, Deadicated. Live strong beamz headed to Taylor.
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Alot warmer today, around 25 to 30 degrees today but we got about 6 more inches of snow. I'm tired!!!!
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in for some more stormy weather,this wknd.just came back from mass.and their was snow and ice and rain.but had fun playin' in the snow.sunny sies w/big puff balls streaming across the sky,today.
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Starting to cloud up here on the coast - it was a gorgeous morning though! I'm spoiled, and am tired of rain! Back home where my hubby and son live, they're tired of snow (something like 80 inches this year so far?), so I guess I shouldn't complain. but hey! It's Southern California, dammit; it's supposed to be sunny!
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Still cold, but should warm to upper 30's today. Nice to see nothing but sun and blue skys.
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Steve-O, you must be in my latitude. NOAA says we're going for 34 degrees today, & this will be the first day like that since, I think, early January. I'm trying to figure out how to rig the lights to get the tomatoes & basil started indoors."Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world." And the hands, baby. Wanna get those hands dirty.
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After our first snow of the year on Friday (1-3 inches) we had a snow day! Yeah! A perk of being a teacher. Started to melt out entirely yesterday and now it's climbing up to low 40s, sunny, no precipitation in sight (yeah- no indoor recess for the kiddies!) Able to go sledding and build snow sculptures with my kids on Friday and saturday- perfect snow for it, not a lot of it, but perfect. I'm now ready for spring and getting the garden together....Ami
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Am going to Cadiz this weekend, and if weather stays like this, we will hit the beach!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens