We have had a very warm and snowless winter - didn't even have enough snow to go snowshoeing even once! The rain that has been falling in the North East has for the most part missed us. It seems to get stopped by the Presidentials (mountains) and deflected around us.
This month we haven't had any snow at all and precious little last month. Our temps have been exceptionally warm since February with highs in the 40' and 50's being common (right now it is 46.5ยบ). They are saying by this Thursday it will be in the 60's (climate change, anyone?)
The bears are already moving around in southern New Hampshire and I am sure ours will be out and about very soon.
The big concern now is drought this summer...especially for folks with spring fed wells. Two years ago was a mild winter with less snow than normal (but more than this year) and springs were drying up due to little snow melt. We will just have to wait and see.
Maple sugaring has begun (a good two weeks early) with the warm days and cold nights. It normally take 40gal. of sap to make one gallon of syrup. This year the locals are having to boil 50 gal of sap to make one gallon and one person is having to boil 70 gal. of sap to the gallon of syrup. The sugar content is very low for some reason. On average it takes three gallons of oil to boil down one gallon of syrup, but with the sugar content so low the bill is going to be higher.
The church was going to have a "sugar on snow" party
(http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/03/26/sugar-on-snow/ )
but we had to scrap that plan for lack of snow.
The hyacinths, daffodils and tulips are just starting to peek through the dirt as are (suprise!) the Irises. I wouldn't be surprised if the garlic has broken through as well, but it is still covered with hay.
No pictures, no snow. Maybe next time - hopefully we'll have flowers.
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Probably just one of those winters where paying seasonally for plowing didn't work out for you. You'll get even. Florida weather hasn't exactly cooperated this year, no temps at or above 80 since early Jan. Oh well, still don't want to change places. See you in a couple of months.
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You should have visited PA we had plenty for the whole monthe of Feb. It never went away. We did have a nice day the end of Feb that melted a hole in the snow pack enough for me to step in it an sprain my ankle badly. The snow is gone my ankle is healing. I forgot I had snow shoes. I really could have used them this year. K
ReplyDeleteIt seems El Nino has screwed up everyone's weather. In Fl. I usually have the windows open most days airing the house out... closing up at night. But this year temps are well below normal and it's rained all through our dry season. We even had snow in Orlando once this winter! I hope there's enough water up there to feel the wells. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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