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dave
January 12, 2009 9:50 AM Post #5995354
| There are a total of 540 votes:
| Yes, but just a few flakes
(49 votes, 9%) |  |
| Yes, it covered the ground, but is now gone
(116 votes, 21%) | |
| Yes, and it is still here!
(203 votes, 37%) | |
| No, we have not had any snow yet
(62 votes, 11%) | |
| We do not have snow where I live.
(110 votes, 20%) | |
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Previous Polls |
valrita
January 12, 2009 10:16 AM Post #5995371
| Oh, I'm first! YAY. It's snowed a few times lightly and we got about 2" last night. It's pretty this morning. |
Dutchlady1
Naples, FL (Zone 10a)
January 12, 2009 11:04 AM Post #5995406
| I was very happy to be able to click the last box: NO SNOW where I live! |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY (Zone 6a)
January 12, 2009 11:20 AM Post #5995418
| Piles of it! It's a typical Western NY winter. Lots of snow. Then it gets warm enough to melt a bit. Then it freezes again. So now there's ice under the snow. Makes it fun to walk down the driveway to get the mail. But my mom was from Texas and lived in fear of the twisters. She always said she'd rather live here. the snow will always melt eventually. No hurricanes, no earthquakes...all in all, not so bad. |
momcat
northeast, IL (Zone 5a)
January 12, 2009 12:31 PM Post #5995492
| Yes, and it's still here. We just got 12" over the weekend!! Yeah!! It is so pretty, and with the full moon and clear sky last night it was almost magical looking.
Deb
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podster
Deep East Texas, TX (Zone 8a)
January 12, 2009 12:40 PM Post #5995503
| No and NO!!!! No snow yet and hopefully No snow where I live!!! Come on summer! |
Hemophobic
Kannapolis, NC
January 12, 2009 12:45 PM Post #5995509
| Hah! What snow? I've been wishing for a good snowstorm all winter so far and nothing, not even much cold weather. This is pathetic. |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN (Zone 4a)
January 12, 2009 12:56 PM Post #5995526
| We have snow that came in November still here. It has snowed here about every other day for the last week. Snowing this morning with a blizzard warning for later today. Schools are all closed!
Typical winter scene here.
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Syrumani
san antonio
United States (Zone 8b)
January 12, 2009 12:57 PM Post #5995529
| Snow? What is snow? I remember hearing about that, but its more the stuff of legend. |
jeri11
Central, LA (Zone 8b)
January 12, 2009 1:13 PM Post #5995546
| I never in a million years thought I would have check the box that said:
Yes, it covered the ground, but is now gone
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mamasita
Southern Dutchess Co, NY (Zone 5b)
January 12, 2009 1:41 PM Post #5995614
| Oh yeah, we have snow! Cleared the driveway again just yesterday. |
gardenmart
Saugus, MA (Zone 6b)
January 12, 2009 1:42 PM Post #5995626
| Plenty to go around up here on my hill in MA. it's actually snowing right now. You are welcome to all of it, though my son, with two snowblowers, loves it.
Martha |
libellule
Fountain, FL (Zone 8b)
January 12, 2009 2:01 PM Post #5995690
| No snow here. I wish I could say yes ... I miss having a 'real' winter! |
WNYwillieB
Buffalo, NY (Zone 6a)
January 12, 2009 2:12 PM Post #5995719
| So far for the year, to date : 62.4 inches
Normal for a year, to this day: 46.7 inches
Departure from normal: +15.7 inches
Amount measurable on the ground: 5 inches
Yesterday/Today Pic
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN (Zone 4a)
January 12, 2009 2:21 PM Post #5995748
| This is this morning. 
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Kathleen
Panama, NY (Zone 5a)
January 12, 2009 2:25 PM Post #5995764
| We've had around 11 feet so far. It was all melted away twice and with the frigid air coming down this week should slow with Lake Erie freezing over. Gotta love western NY. |
melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
 January 12, 2009 2:26 PM Post #5995766
| We've had a bit of ice and sleet, but it goes away in a day or so. |
rileyobo
Clarksville, MD
January 12, 2009 2:35 PM Post #5995791
| Newbie question here. How do you vote? Thanks |
melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
January 12, 2009 2:38 PM Post #5995802
| There should be a voting area on your homepage. Scroll all the way down, because it may be at the bottom. Let us know if you do not see it and we'll help you get it enabled. |
Kristi_L
Kalamazoo, MI
January 12, 2009 2:47 PM Post #5995839
| LOTS of it. Our St. Bernard eats it!
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staceysmom
(GayLynn) Appleton, WI (Zone 5a)
January 12, 2009 2:54 PM Post #5995864
| We've had piles and piles of snow. We had record breaking snow in December... the snowiest month ever recorded in our area. Now we have record breaking cold coming. Seems all we do here this winter is shovel and shiver. I just keep telling myself that every day is closer to spring. 
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magnolialover
Southern, WI (Zone 5a)
January 12, 2009 3:09 PM Post #5995910
| We have piles of snow!
Kristi_L can I borrow your St. Bernard ;) ? |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9b)
January 12, 2009 3:09 PM Post #5995911
| It doesn't snow where I live and I want to know who's sending all the cold temperature's down this way? Brrr ... we are going to have a very cold week here, with expected lows in the 30's and highs only in the 50's and 60's! Yikes, twenty degrees below what we've been experiencing for a long while!
I do remember a few years ago when we actually had snow flurries here in Daytona Beach! It was kinda neat, standing out and seeing little teeny snowflakes floating through the air! But, I don't want all that COLD, white stuff down here. I Love seeing the beautiful photo's and would love to take a vacation some winter to where there's snow but I can't imagine having to endure more than three or four days of it! Born and raised in the South, I've never driven in snow and ice and don't want to have that experience!
CountryGardens & WNYwillieB and Staceysmom: Your photo's are beautiful to this southern lady ... serene and peaceful scenery. It's really something to go from one day with the flowers blooming, and the next having everything covered in snow. What a difference one day can make in the North!
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plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9b)
January 12, 2009 3:11 PM Post #5995918
| Kristi_L, what a gorgeous St. Bernard! My sister and her husband had one many years ago ... named him "Boozer"! He was a sweetie but didn't have snow to eat ... they lived in Miami, so he had the pool to swim in! |
jomoncon
(Jo-Ann) New Orleans, LA (Zone 9a)
January 12, 2009 3:21 PM Post #5995962
| It's very unusual to have snow in New Orleans,but about 3 weeks ago,we had 5"!! It snowed about half the day, but was gone the next morning. In 2 days, the temps were back up in the 70's. Today, we're having another cold snap - it's down to the low 60's. |
sasha10
Valsolda
Italy (Zone 9b)
January 12, 2009 3:33 PM Post #5996008
| Snow here is almost a weekly occurence. It never lasts long, because it always rains after. 
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melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
January 12, 2009 3:37 PM Post #5996027
| Oh my! Snow on palm trees...what an experience! |
sasha10
Valsolda
Italy (Zone 9b)
January 12, 2009 3:56 PM Post #5996114
| It does feel a bit strange walking next to palm trees in the snow. It hasn't snowed here this week, but its very cold here -6C. |
MollyD1953
Columbia, TN (Zone 7b)
January 12, 2009 4:06 PM Post #5996157
| We're expecting -6 here only on the Farenheit scale which makes it -21 C ! That's a predicted night time low this week :-( I've had enough snow to last me all winter already. We're over 5 feet of snow with the same melt-thaw cycle Buffalo has had. Nice to be rid of the snow but once you get a melt followed by a freeze you've got a sheet of ice on the ground and walking is treacherous. Since we have livestock we can't stay in doors and enjoy the view. Wednesday high is suppose to be 9F or -12C. Yuk! May it be a short winter and a long spring for all!!
MollyD
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brigidlily
Lumberton, TX (Zone 8b)
January 12, 2009 4:18 PM Post #5996234
| I'm with Jeri11 -- freak storm mid-December, the earliest ever, gone that day and no more since. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
January 12, 2009 4:34 PM Post #5996302
| Three minor dustings of snow here (max 1cm) over the last 2 months, none of them lasted long. And nothing below -4°C, despite most of the last month being colder than average.
55°N latitude (same as central Canada!).
Resin
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dobra1629
Houma, LA
January 12, 2009 4:39 PM Post #5996331
| No snow here. Thank God. If it ever snows here I will have to move even further south or to some island. I hate cold!
Dorothy |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 12, 2009 5:11 PM Post #5996495
| Kristi, I love your St Bernard. Some friends of our used to have one named Boulder. She said the first time she'd ever seen a St Bernard puppy was when she went to college in Boulder, CO. So when she got her first St she decided to name him Boulder since that was where she saw her first.
I had to click on: Yes, it covered the ground, but is gone now. I love the snow, it makes for a peaceful calm in the area. My Labs love the snow too! They like to eat it as well, also run their noses through it like snow plows! This was taken last yr when they were 4 month old pups. DH had plowed the driveway and put it in a pile for them to play on.
Susan105
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mamasita
Southern Dutchess Co, NY (Zone 5b)
January 12, 2009 5:14 PM Post #5996515
| Here's a picture of a recent snowfall for those of you who are "snow deprived"!
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gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 12, 2009 5:34 PM Post #5996598
| Thanks mamasita, this is what it looked like before it melted.
Susan105
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Hemophobic
Kannapolis, NC
January 12, 2009 5:57 PM Post #5996679
| Mamasita: Thank you, thank you, thank you! To me, there is nothing better than a good winter snowstorm, some good stout soup on the stove or in a crock and knowing I don't have anywhere to go! Oh, yeah, bring it on! |
bamagirl35973
Cedar Bluff, AL (Zone 7b)
January 12, 2009 6:11 PM Post #5996729
| I love all of the snow pictures!
We rarely get snow here, maybe a few flurries now and then.
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN (Zone 4a)
January 12, 2009 6:21 PM Post #5996753
| How come people that claim no snow don't post pictures ? We would like to see grass again! |
crazy4brugs
Kansasville, WI (Zone 5a)
January 12, 2009 6:53 PM Post #5996881
| We got dumped on again over the weekend. A very light snow and with the wind that is coming tonight it will be blown all over. More shoveling...ugh
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AngelSong
Victoria, TX (Zone 9b)
January 12, 2009 7:43 PM Post #5997042
| No Sno here...
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plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9b)
January 12, 2009 7:59 PM Post #5997127
| Well, it's cloudy, breezy and dreary here today. Currently 63 degrees ... predicted to be 37 degrees tonight and 30 tomorrow night! Y'all can have your cold weather back!
This photo was taken last September or October.
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plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9b)
January 12, 2009 8:09 PM Post #5997178
| Oh wait, CountryGardens, you said you wanted to see grass again. Here ya go ... a little part of my side yard last month. 
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WaterCan2
Eastern Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
January 12, 2009 8:15 PM Post #5997203
| Not enough, hoping for more soon, (I love snow)! ☺
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mamasita
Southern Dutchess Co, NY (Zone 5b)
January 12, 2009 8:22 PM Post #5997226
| Is that the LIE, WaterCan? |
DreamOfSpring
Charleston, SC (Zone 8b)
January 12, 2009 8:33 PM Post #5997264
| We get a light dusting of snow about once every decade or so. Had the last one in '97. It's great when we do get that .0001in of snow because we have to shut the whole city down and take the day off from work. Now that you mention it, I think we are overdue for another snow day. |
wandygirl
Brookfield, CT
January 12, 2009 9:25 PM Post #5997526
| scutler, you bring a smile to my face. I moved with my family to Charlotte, NC in April of 1996 from northern New Jersey. That past winter we had the blizzard of the century, with around two feet of snow on the ground for weeks on end. I couldn't leave NJ fast enough. I know the western NY folks are rolling their eyes, but hey, that's a lot of snow for NJ. We lived in Charlotte for 4 years. One of those years there was a freak snowstorm with 6 inches of snow. Well, it was just as you said, the whole city shut down so the two snow plows owned by the city could take care of the roads. I loved living in Charlotte, not least of all for its proximity to Charleston, a truly lovely city.
They're predicting sub-zero temps for us later this week. I'm going to bundle my crape myrtles (another thing I loved about Charlotte) in burlap so they don't get zapped. |
DreamOfSpring
Charleston, SC (Zone 8b)
January 12, 2009 9:37 PM Post #5997583
| wandygirl, hoping your crepe myrtles make it through ok. LOL, about that 6in of snow shutting the city down, but it does make for an enjoyable vacation day. |
ownedbycats
Southern, NH (Zone 5b)
January 12, 2009 10:30 PM Post #5997816
| we've had it all - snow (about 3 feet worth) and ice! |
roybird
Santa Fe, NM
January 12, 2009 11:07 PM Post #5998035
| We are having a "January Thaw ". Snow and ice are melting fast during the balmy 40 degree days and then freezing again at night when it's in the low 20's. I read somewhere that February is our biggest snow month here. |
randbponder
Hornick, IA (Zone 4b)
January 12, 2009 11:09 PM Post #5998048
| I Had to say yes to snow and ice and it is still on the ground and probably will still be there until the end of March. I usually use a skid loader to clear my 175 feet of drive way. This fall I had a hydrostatic pump go out, so now it takes longer with a garden tractor with a snow blower on the front. I can clean out in front of a friends store front and parking, then use it on my driveway. Not a bad deal unless it is really cold and windy. I may have to build a heat houser for his unit. :>)
Well at least I know where my wheel barrow is.
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mamasita
Southern Dutchess Co, NY (Zone 5b)
January 12, 2009 11:22 PM Post #5998100
| Hemophobic, you are so right about a good, stout soup ready to eat after cleaning up after a storm! This last time, I prepared a batch of copycat Zuppa Toscana (Olive Garden makes the original) and it really hit the spot! I usually make Hot & Sour soup or, (even better), a large pot of chili. |
Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 13, 2009 12:55 AM Post #5998506
| Had 15 inches here in Portland, Oregon. It was around for a while, then freezing rain, and snow again, etc. It's all gone now but I wish we would get more as long as it melts slowly to avoid flooding. My dog LOVES the snow! 
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ladygardener1
Near Lake Erie, NW, PA (Zone 5a)
January 13, 2009 2:00 AM Post #5998808
| Yes, and still more to come!!!! I have had enough!!!!!
Somewhere under all this is a watergarden and spring bulbs waiting to show there stuff.
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Annette_M
New Waverly, TX (Zone 8b)
January 13, 2009 2:00 AM Post #5998809
| Had a few flakes, but nothing that "stuck". |
diamndsnjns
Crosby, TX (Zone 9a)
January 13, 2009 2:01 AM Post #5998812
| We actually had snow here...that's REALLY unusual for us - we never see the white stuff! |
WaterCan2
Eastern Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
January 13, 2009 2:05 AM Post #5998840
| No its 'Sunrise Highway' Mamasita, (Route 27), South of the LIE just before rush hour, the LIE would have been much more treacherous at that time.
- Not because of the snow... because of the drivers! ☺ |
mamasita
Southern Dutchess Co, NY (Zone 5b)
January 13, 2009 2:10 AM Post #5998881
| It's always the drivers, WC! Same up here. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 13, 2009 3:35 AM Post #5999266
| Perfectly snowful for snow angels and dancing. 
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Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 13, 2009 4:07 AM Post #5999371
| Dahlianut tell me about your greenhouse. Is it heated? Do you start seeds there? Can you over winter plants there?
Nice pose! |
BlissfulGarden
Baton Rouge, LA (Zone 8b)
January 13, 2009 6:22 AM Post #5999586
| Yep, I'm with Jeri in Louisiana... it's rare that we can check "It covered the ground but now it's gone". The odd years that it snows here, the snow usually comes in February. We got an early treat this year that lasted well into the next day. YAY! 
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN (Zone 4a)
January 13, 2009 1:10 PM Post #5999925
| Looks like global warming has hit! LOL! |
jeri11
Central, LA (Zone 8b)
January 13, 2009 1:19 PM Post #5999949
| Beautiful Ev!! |
Cordeledawg
Cordele, GA (Zone 8a)
January 13, 2009 1:54 PM Post #6000042
| Beautiful pictures of the snow. We had snow only twice that I can remember, once in '73 and then again in '82. Both only lasted the one day. I do remember everyone freaked out, nothing open but the hospital, fire dept and police station. |
FlipFlops
Brunswick , GA (Zone 9a)
January 13, 2009 2:13 PM Post #6000100
| So far none...usually get some snow between now and March. I just want spring and summer to come. Love the lazy days of summer and the beach. |
randbponder
Hornick, IA (Zone 4b)
January 13, 2009 2:57 PM Post #6000251
| Bernie, I agree. But the global warming seems to be all indoors. LOL |
gardengirl1960
La Porte, TX (Zone 9a)
January 13, 2009 4:09 PM Post #6000546
| We had snow - In zone 9a on Dec. 13th- Right outside Houston by The Coast. It was so different that it made news on CNN.
Covered the ground for over 24 hours here is the snowman my oldest son made on our porch he was smitten until my son tripped in the snow and knocked his head off.
Tricia 
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 13, 2009 4:17 PM Post #6000581
| Portland1 I fire up the greenhouse in late Feb with an electric heater and shut it down end of November. I don't overwinter plants in there. I have a cold room. I germinate most of my seeds in there and start all my dahlias. In the summer it's a tomato/basil house. |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 13, 2009 4:39 PM Post #6000666
| Wow Portland, I didn't realize you got that much. We didn't even have that much here. Here's a pic from last yr when we did have alot of snow. I used this pic for my Christmas cards.
Susan
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gardengirl1960
La Porte, TX (Zone 9a)
January 13, 2009 4:46 PM Post #6000698
| Here is another photo this is my back yard on Dec. 13th in zone 9a! And they talk about global warming?? Hugh? 
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gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 13, 2009 4:48 PM Post #6000703
| Here's a pic of our bull, he was a yr and a half and weighed about 1000lbs. then. We got about 10 inches that day. 
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gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 13, 2009 4:50 PM Post #6000710
| Here's another with the other calves trying to figure out what he is! LOL! 
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gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 13, 2009 4:52 PM Post #6000720
| And here's his handsome face. 
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Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 13, 2009 4:58 PM Post #6000735
| Global warming intensifies weather patterns. So, the more severe storms we are seeing with increased snow fall and flooding are a result of global warming. It is not as simple as degrees F. |
Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 13, 2009 5:00 PM Post #6000741
| gardener - that looks like one big bull!
I like the pic you used for your cards - a very charming scene. |
kathy65468
Eunice, MO (Zone 5b)
January 13, 2009 5:25 PM Post #6000834
| We get more freezing rain than snow in winter months. Hate snow but hate ice more! |
iris28
(dana)Owensboro, KY (Zone 6a)
January 13, 2009 5:29 PM Post #6000859
| i think it is so crazy that you guys in z 9 have snow at all . we have barely had any flurries and defiantly no sticking . no ice or black ice . it has barely been winter here . i better shut mouth we are supposed to get some temps below 10 for a couple days . |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 13, 2009 5:32 PM Post #6000894
| Portland, he probably weighs about 1500lbs now. We used to have his GF that weighed 2210lbs when we sold him. He was a gentle giant, DH used to sit on his back and he'd just stand there. His name was Magneto but we called him Bud. We had his Great Uncle too, he weighed 1970lbs when we sold him, his name was Sir Victor. We sold them both within a weeks time, we couldn't take them together in the trailer as they would have fought and we would have probably wrecked. This guys name is Lucky as he was a twin and we made his brother a steer, I named him Notsolucky as half of him is in our freezer now.
And thanks for the compliment.
Susan
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Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 13, 2009 5:35 PM Post #6000905
| Sorry - I don't know exactly what a steer is. I thought it was just a big male cow. I am really dumb about farm type things! |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 13, 2009 5:41 PM Post #6000922
| Portland, A bull is a whole male, a steer is a altered male. Don't be sorry, and no you're not dumb. If you don't know just ask.
Susan |
gansurambler
Avon, NY (Zone 5b)
January 13, 2009 6:10 PM Post #6001048
| Almost every year we get lots of snow here in Wester New York. I keep over 1375 feet of paths shoveled, out to the mailbox, the duck coop, the chicken coops, the bird feeders,and the greenhouses.
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 13, 2009 6:23 PM Post #6001089
| I need a nap just thinkin about that much shovelling. |
Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 13, 2009 6:53 PM Post #6001203
| Dahlianut I'm with you. I would just hand out snowshoes. LOL |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 13, 2009 7:28 PM Post #6001322
| Couple of weeks ago the drifting was so bad we just threw in the shovel and put out a sign 'Stay Home You Fools' |
Kelli
L.A. (Canoga Park), CA (Zone 10a)
January 13, 2009 8:44 PM Post #6001570
| It snowed once above approx. 3,000 ft elevation, but down here it basically doesn't snow at all. That's fine with me. 
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FlipFlops
Brunswick , GA (Zone 9a)
January 13, 2009 9:45 PM Post #6001793
| Plantlady...would love to see my yard looking that green again. Possibility we might have some flurries Fri. and the temp. is steady dropping the next few days. Glad I'm retired and don't have to go out and drive in the stuff anymore...people around here panic and close the schools if we get an inch or two. Now I can stay indoors and drink hot chocolate and go out only if I want to Hee Hee |
ClanCampbell
(Chris) Des Moines, IA (Zone 5a)
January 14, 2009 12:57 AM Post #6002581
| So weird.. zone 9 with snow and here we haven't even had any flurries, which is fine with me! It's been cold but that's it. I think Mom Nature is being kind to us after the lousy ice storm last winter :) We were 12 days without power ..thank goodness we had a small generator!
That is why I moved away from SE Iowa 10 years ago ..to get away from storms like that! LOL!!!
Here's a picture from the ice storm last year. It's looking out into the street from our back pasture..that tree is our neighbors, who made sure that they stayed away until we had it cleared so that the utility company would come rerun our electric. They never came over to help or to apologize or to say "kiss my butt!" Nice,huh? :) To add insult to injury, they had their electric back on in 3 days compared to our 12! But they didn't come home until about a week after the storm, when we had most of it cleaned up.
oh well.. what goes around comes around :) LOL
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 2:28 AM Post #6003027
| I'm with you CG. There will be a MN payback down the road for them I'm sure. |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN (Zone 6a)
January 14, 2009 3:22 AM Post #6003234
| Well I guess you could actually say we haven't had any snow this year. There was enough that covered a few spots in the yard but thats it. Had snow flurries today and the sun was shining. HUH????? |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 3:49 AM Post #6003327
| You've heard of sunshowers flowerfantasy? Snow is plump rain. You had a plump sun shower. Cool. |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN (Zone 6a)
January 14, 2009 4:09 AM Post #6003380
| ROFLOL Yeah thats about the size of it . |
happytail
St. Simon's Island, GA (Zone 9a)
January 14, 2009 4:37 AM Post #6003464
| Well, I say it doesn't snow where I live, but we had 5 inches just north of New Orleans on Dec. 11th. I've been here 20 years, and only seen flurries. This was a first. 
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 4:52 AM Post #6003498
| Funky weirdness happytail. Very unusual. So many from the south mentioned that they had snow coverage for the first time. That looks like major snow angel potential. Did you? Go ahead. Try it. I willl be your cheerleader I have a standing offer with the south for mitten support if needed. |
happytail
St. Simon's Island, GA (Zone 9a)
January 14, 2009 5:02 AM Post #6003517
| Well, I couldn't get the dogs out in it at all, but I did make some snowballs and run around in it a little. I'm definately a warm weather person. We're having some upper 20's over the next few nights, but back into the 50's during the day. But this is cold for us. Winter will be over in about 6-7 weeks here, and it's been so warm the past few weeks, my Japanese Maples and redbuds are blooming, and my gladiolas and amaryllis are peeping up. Guess that will all be gone by the weekend, with this cold weather. Oh, well. That's Louisiana, I guess.
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 5:16 AM Post #6003545
| Snowballs and running around in snow counts happytail. Glad to hear you participated in your snowfullness. I certainly would never ever wish it on you or your plants but if it happens it's nice to frolic. Thahks for sharing happtail. |
dmdula
Morganton, NC
January 14, 2009 1:59 PM Post #6004068
| No, we rarely get snow here and when we do. its usually just a couple of inches. It's supposed to be 9 degrees F here on sat, though. BRRRRR!!! |
FlipFlops
Brunswick , GA (Zone 9a)
January 14, 2009 2:26 PM Post #6004165
| Not suppose to get above the 30's for the next four days here. I sure don't like this cold weather, but they did take away the snow forecast Fri. I'll be glad when the weather channel says "sunny, hot and humid" again!! |
Tuesdaymorn
Magalia, CA
January 14, 2009 3:06 PM Post #6004282
| Early snow in December, about 21/2-3 feet and it just won't go away. Temperatures
below freezing at nite and icy. Forgot to leave faucet on so my pipes froze. After living here
30 years I should be used to the winter routine. The temperature is getting warmer in the
day (which is very strange) and living right on the creek bank I will be sand bagging for
the next few days. |
marie_
West Central, WI (Zone 4a)
January 14, 2009 5:47 PM Post #6004961
| I will probably still have a pile of snow at the end of my driveway on Memorial Day. |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN (Zone 4a)
January 14, 2009 6:39 PM Post #6005153
| Now, marie, think positive. It will be gone by tulip time. |
Marylyn_TX
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
January 14, 2009 8:40 PM Post #6005637
| We had snow last month, too, which is very odd for us. We didn't quite have enough on the ground to make a snow angel, but we did make some snowmen! |
Marylyn_TX
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
January 14, 2009 8:40 PM Post #6005642
| Oops.. forgot the photo. They are on top of the car. 
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gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 14, 2009 10:03 PM Post #6005954
| Yay, car top ornaments! LOL!
Susan |
FlipFlops
Brunswick , GA (Zone 9a)
January 14, 2009 10:46 PM Post #6006113
| I would have never thought to make mini snow people on top of the car. That is so neat Marylyn!!!! |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 11:07 PM Post #6006186
| I was thinking the same thing FlipFlops. Little snowpeople everywhere I checked and there is no snowman rulebook so it's doable. |
LhasaLover
(Tammie) Odessa, TX (Zone 7b)
January 14, 2009 11:21 PM Post #6006249
| ... and I mean a FEW flakes.. maybe 20... that is all the precipitation I have seen in months. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 11:22 PM Post #6006255
| No rain either LhasaLover?? That doesn't sound good. |
zorba
Lake George, MN (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 11:31 PM Post #6006290
| It was a little "chilly" night before last -38 degrees!! We have about two feet of snow and it has been here since before Thanksgiving. One of my sons from North Carolina just moved up here along with his miniature Schnauzer, Angel. She definitely is not a snow angel!! Poor dog really freaked! Had to get her a coat and booties. It was a riot watching her walk for the first time in those booties. It has been several days since the temperature has gone above zero. Thank goodness for gardening web sites! I've planted quite a few acres(in my mind!). Actually, a good heavy snow cover up here is something all gardeners here hope for. It's insulating value is wonderful. Those winters with a light snowfall is when we lose a lot of plants, many well established and several years old. That hurts!! If I could spent my winters in a warm place (Puerto Rico is my favorite) and come back here to enjoy our wonderfully cool summers, then I would say I have the best of both worlds. We live on a lake with cool breezes in the summer and the gardening is perfect, weather-wise! I enjoy all those pictures of tropical looking gardens. Current economic conditions rule so much of our lives that having a warm home and food on the table when so many have so much less makes us gardeners realize how truly blessed we are just to have a plot of land of our own. |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 14, 2009 11:54 PM Post #6006356
| Well said zorba. I hear you about the importance of snow cover for us. |
beebonnet
Coos Bay, OR (Zone 9a)
January 15, 2009 12:07 AM Post #6006409
| I was torn between we' don't have any yet' and 'it doesn't snow where I live'. Snow is rare here, but we do get some occasionally. Most of Oregon was inundated with the stuff in Dec. but here on the southern coast of Oregon (we call it the Banana Belt) it is much more mild. Gardener105---thanks for the snow pics of your farm. We were in Eagle Crest the 3rd week in Oct. and it was balmy and beautiful. Hard to believe what it's like now. And Portland1, you people really have had nasty weather this winter. Today is like a spring day here and has been for a few. Feels good. We haven't had snow, but Lots of cold rain. |
redheadedwonder11
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
January 15, 2009 1:50 AM Post #6006835
| It has been so nice for the last few days I thought we might get to the bare ground but lo and behold it cooled down and snowed again today :'( The weather is supposed to be around 10C for the next few days so maybe we will see the ground! I guess I am just lucky I don't have to shovel the snow :) |
LhasaLover
(Tammie) Odessa, TX (Zone 7b)
January 15, 2009 4:39 AM Post #6007342
| I barely remember what precipitation looks like... a few drops in December... enough to put some mud on my car... literally.. the drops of water coming down pick up the dirt in the air.. mud rain but it was just a few drops.. they did get a little rain 20 miles east and rain goes north and south of us, just none here. It is about a 20 mile band that gets no rain and they built a city there! LOL afraid the few snow flakes I saw were it so far too... called my mother 3 miles away but she did not see any. |
rntx22
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
January 15, 2009 5:18 AM Post #6007418
| Another Houstonian here, and I too had to check the box "it snowed here but it's gone now." 19 out of 20 years I would be able to say 'it doesn't snow here" !! I think that freak weather system in early December changed the results for a lot of us in the south.
staceysmom - what is that strange contraption you are using to get rid of the snow? LOL
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Marylyn_TX
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
January 15, 2009 1:55 PM Post #6007963
| Quoting:I think that freak weather system in early December changed the results for a lot of us in the south.
Yup, I think rntx22 is right! :-)
Thanks, FlipFlops! :-) The snow on the ground was pretty sparse, so we worked with the snow on the car. LOL By the time we finished making the snow people and throwing snowballs at each other, the car was pretty much cleared off. I grew up in the Midwest (Illinois/Wisconsin/Ohio), so I do know what a real winter is - and I really don't miss it! One snow day every 5-10 years is a fun interlude. |
CapeCodGardener
Mid-Cape, MA (Zone 7a)
January 15, 2009 4:12 PM Post #6008495
| I don't know what it means, in terms of true climate change, but so far this winter we have had much more snow and colder temps on Cape Cod than I can remember since we moved here four years ago. (Photo taken 5 days ago, and we're having more snow today.)
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gessiegail
Taft, TX (Zone 9a)
January 15, 2009 4:44 PM Post #6008602
| It has snowed twice in my lifetime in south Texas. Once was when I was in high school over 50 years ago and then again about 15 years ago. I don't miss the snow even a little bit ...smiling |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 15, 2009 5:03 PM Post #6008679
| You're welcome beebonnet. Yeah, it's not very often the entire state gets snow. I would like to see snow on the beach just once though. We don't have any now and the animals are happy about that (except the dogs of course). Last yr playing on top of the snow mound DH put there for them, they had a milk jug that they were playing with and Moose dropped it on the other side.
Susan
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fancyvan
Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)
 January 15, 2009 5:30 PM Post #6008802
| Have we had snow yet??????/LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
In December we had 3 times the snow fall normally expected.
Unfortunately this city does not have a bare pavement snow removal policy and does not plow side streets. So the side streets in particular are pretty bad and with current warming the packed snow is loose and ruts deep so lots of people get totally stuck and now we are going to have a melt down in the next few days so risk of flooding! And then there are the people who dont think they need to shovel their sidewalks ( another city by law - clear your own sidewalk within 24 hours) But thats another story! |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 15, 2009 5:32 PM Post #6008810
| fancy, sounds like you're having a ball up there! LOL!
Susan105 |
melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
January 15, 2009 5:51 PM Post #6008875
| Well, it is a balmy 12 degrees, headed for a toasty 17 this afternoon...yeah, I know, I know...but that is pretty miserable here in south west KY where the winter time temps average in the 30's and 40's
No snow here either...just frozen ground...another rare thing. |
taters55
(Linda Kay) Del Rio, TX (Zone 9a)
January 15, 2009 6:12 PM Post #6008935
| No snow here yet. We hardly get snow, and when we do, it is usally gone by the time it warms up. 59 here today.
Linda Kay |
gardengus
Flora, IN (Zone 5a)
January 15, 2009 9:12 PM Post #6009577
| A photo out the front door this morning. (9 deg. below zero ) so I didn't stay out long.
This snow came down yesterday about 5-6 inches.
I prefer snow if it is going to get this cold, acts like a blanket to the plants.
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FlipFlops
Brunswick , GA (Zone 9a)
January 15, 2009 10:49 PM Post #6009885
| Pretty picture Gardengus. The forecast here was for snow the beginning of next week but now they say not! Still cold (not as cold as where you are) but suppose to be in the teens tonight and tomorrow night and only 28 degrees tomorrow. That's still cold to me and cold here in Tidewater. Still no snow this year but we do get some occasionally and I have seen 12 to 18 inches on a very rare occasion in the many years I have lived here. Most of those type storms are when they come from the south and come up the coast. Our biggest threat here is noreasters and hurricanes. |
flowAjen
central, NJ (Zone 6b)
January 16, 2009 12:47 AM Post #6010294
| I'm glad I waited to vote.
We finally had a good amount of snow today (ok just about an inch) but it was coming down pretty hard for awhile, still have snow in the backyard..not so much in the front. |
pearl
Pensacola, FL (Zone 8a)
January 16, 2009 2:08 AM Post #6010644
| We have not had snow for awhile back. The weather forecast is for 22 degrees for tonight so we might see some snow or frost for tomorrow. |
Potagere
January 16, 2009 2:07 PM Post #6011848
| Actually more ice than snow here! But this is the most and the longest-lasting in at least 5 years, with temps the lowest prolonged "cold snap" in a decade! 
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grannymarsh
Marquette, MI (Zone 5a)
January 16, 2009 2:12 PM Post #6011869
| 130 inches so far this year. Just about average, I think. Not that much on the ground, it settles and condenses, providing a thick layer of insulation for all those plants that I'm pushing zones on...
It's the sub-zero temps that get me down. |
rutholive
Tonasket, WA (Zone 5a)
January 16, 2009 3:45 PM Post #6012263
| Couldn't find any place to vote, so tried to write anyway and that didn't work either, so I read your messages and will try to send again. Still lots of snow, has been very foggy all night, all day, this whole week and everything is very pretty with at least 1/2 inch hoarfrost on every tiny thing.
Donna |
Potagere
January 16, 2009 4:18 PM Post #6012456
| WOW! I lived in a Baker tent in the orchards in Tonasket the Winter of 1948-1949 when I was just 6 months old! |
rutholive
Tonasket, WA (Zone 5a)
January 16, 2009 8:35 PM Post #6013547
| Potagere, My husband and I had apple orchard from 1944 when we got married until his health deteriorated too much. Sold the orchard in I think 1987. Which actually was a good time to sell as apple orcharding went downhill after that. We had 80 acres when we sold. We had people from all over the US, Canada, Mexico working for us. Was an interesting time. |
Potagere
January 16, 2009 8:47 PM Post #6013604
| Maybe my father worked for you!
You know, I have seen a huge part of the world, but I have never seen Tonasket except in photos my Mother took that Winter. |
nomosno
San Diego, CA (Zone 10b)
January 17, 2009 8:01 AM Post #6015455
| Have we had snow yet?
Nosireebob, when I finally had enough of the white stuff, I've moved to a place where I can see NOMOSNO!
A few years ago I took pics of flowers from my garden, in each of the 12 months, I lost August but here is the rest, enjoy (or weep...)
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rutholive
Tonasket, WA (Zone 5a)
January 17, 2009 3:05 PM Post #6015971
| There is still a lot of snow here, no melting to speak of this month. Has bee heavy fog all of this week with no wind. Here is a picture of a large old Black Locust at the end of my lane. Gets no irrigating, just a tough old tree. It is beautiful now covered every tiny twig with a weeks hoarfrost.
Donna
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Potagere
January 17, 2009 4:16 PM Post #6016205
| Beautiful photos, nomosno and rutholive! |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 17, 2009 7:26 PM Post #6016880
| I live in the area that doesn't get snow, but this year (December 11) it snowed from mid-aftrnoon until late at night. It was all gone when I woke up the next day. Now, that's my kind of snow!
I found out how hard it is to take photos of snow falling...and how cold you get when you're trying.
Here's some green with snow...that's basil behind the pot.
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ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 17, 2009 7:34 PM Post #6016905
| You want more green? Photo taken the same day - when the snow started, but you can't see it. 
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Potagere
January 18, 2009 11:29 AM Post #6019101
| Magnificent garden, ceejay! |
Artwestallis
Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2009 2:20 PM Post #6019321
| well I for one am ready for it to be gone LOL way to much already and still here almost every other day need to clean sidewalks due to lake squals.Cant wait for the tulips to start popping up lol.
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beebonnet
Coos Bay, OR (Zone 9a)
January 18, 2009 3:16 PM Post #6019492
| nomosnow---looks like you found August. I love your collage. Did you do that with Picasa? It's amazing that you can pick that many flowers in winter. |
holeth
Lehigh Valley, PA (Zone 6a)
January 18, 2009 6:55 PM Post #6020326
| A few inches of snow & ice (too little to plow, but more than salt can handle) every couple of days or weeks here. Every times it warms ups and melts it snows again.
It's quite pretty, but the icy parking lot in the apt complex is deadly for my senior citizen neighbors. (PA highest % of seniors after FL) Ambulance count: 2 broken hips, one heart attack. They're all recovering slowly. I'm hoping we're finished with sirens. |
melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
January 18, 2009 7:13 PM Post #6020377
| The Lehigh Valley is one of the prettiest places in the country...consider yourself lucky. Best wishes to your neighbors though. Old people and ice do not mix well. |
Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 18, 2009 8:07 PM Post #6020549
| My parents live near Lake Tahoe - they are 86 & 92. I found things that strap to their snow boots that have metal teeth like snow shoes on the bottom. They can't slip even if they try, and they did try when they tested them! Works great since they can use their own comfy boots. |
Potagere
January 18, 2009 8:16 PM Post #6020572
| Hey Portland, I have friends in nearby Geneva (Switzerland, not New York). He's 82 and someone sent him a set of those for Christmas. He was laughing when he told me about them: "On my size 12 shoes? I'm gonna have to give them to Elisabeth!" (His wife, who's 80 and wears size 6!)
I'm glad to hear that these are working for your folks and that they have the courage to give them a real test!
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Portland1
(Judi)Portland, OR
January 18, 2009 8:26 PM Post #6020601
| Are you kidding??? Give them a test? My parents were walking in the woods the first day they had them. They even packed a lunch in their backpacks so they could stay out all day! But they are pretty hardy stock. My Dad was still downhill skiing until he was 80. He had those looong wooden skis and everyone who saw them wanted to buy them right off his feet. He called them "my sticks" and would cruise around the mountain with perfect form. I didn't grow up in Tahoe since Dad was in the military so we moved a lot, but us kids were put on skis at the age of 3. Spent time in Garmisch when in high school - would love to go back.
Maybe your 82 year old friend needs real snowshoes! |
Potagere
January 18, 2009 8:41 PM Post #6020673
| His boots almost qualify!
Admittedly, he is a bit less "sporty" than your folks, and a little more cautious now since he fell and broke a hip last year! |
violetsrblue
La Porte, IN
January 19, 2009 2:29 AM Post #6022116
| Yes we have snow. Got about 15 inches a few days ago and more lake effect expected tonight. Thank goodness spring, summer, and fall are so beautiful around the great lakes! |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO (Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009 2:38 AM Post #6022148
| For my area, we needed an ICE choice. I'd much rather have snow any day. |
LadybugNH
Derry, NH
January 19, 2009 4:49 AM Post #6022593
| Hi, it has been snowing here since Saturday night at about 9pm, it stop today for about 3 hours and now snowing again. We have a winter storm warning up till 3am Monday morning. We now have about a foot of snow on the ground.
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LadybugNH
Derry, NH
January 19, 2009 5:34 AM Post #6022684
| Winter is not even a month old here in NH but we have has some very pretty sights. 
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Jungleman
Pasadena, CA (Zone 9b)
January 19, 2009 7:08 AM Post #6022767
| I voted that we do not have snow here *as a rule* I will add. One night a couple of years ago, I was walking down Colorado Blvd. (where the Tournament of Roses Parade is on New Year's Day), and it began to snow. You should have seen the looks on those Californian faces - you have thought Martians had landed. Truly magical! |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009 5:03 PM Post #6024148
| Ruth, love your pic of the tree with hoarfrost. Here's mine in the pasture, Pines and Junipers. The neighbor's house behind us.
Susan
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gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009 5:05 PM Post #6024156
| Another with our cows.
Susan
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melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a)
January 19, 2009 5:21 PM Post #6024246
| Well it 'snowed' last night. There were about a dozen flakes on the ground under my honeysuckle bush this morning. I had to look twice to make sure. |
Potagere
January 19, 2009 7:05 PM Post #6024739
| 2 days of rain! No more snow! LOTS of mud, though! |
gardener105
Bend, OR (Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009 9:01 PM Post #6025288
| YUCK! I can't stand mud. |
FlipFlops
Brunswick , GA (Zone 9a)
January 19, 2009 11:57 PM Post #6025973
| Looks like I may be able to change my no snow vote to a yes vote tomorrow. Are calling for 1 to3 inches tomorrow. We will just have to wait and see. |
holeth
Lehigh Valley, PA (Zone 6a)
January 20, 2009 3:36 PM Post #6028133
| Snowed again last night - now we can't see what is snow, & what is ice.
Thanks for the tip about the boot spikes. I'll start with the disabled veteran across the hall. He has difficulty walking when it's dry & sunny, much less this stuff...
BTW, it is still beautiful, & the neighborhood kiddos are out sledding as soon as the bus drops them off. It's adorable.
Fill the reservoirs! Raise the water table! :-) |
FlipFlops
Brunswick , GA (Zone 9a)
January 20, 2009 7:02 PM Post #6028792
| I still have a "no snow" vote registered. We had a couple of flurries (had to look real hard to see them) but then the sun came out. They even closed the schools here in anticipation of the "winter storm" HA They did have five inches in Raleigh NC. All we have is windy and cold. |
