January 25, 2014. Snowman still smiling.
January 28, 2014. Not so much.
February 1, 2014. Trying to be brave.
February 2, 2014. One day later, not so much.
February 9, 2014
March 12, 2014
Snowman? What snowman?
March 15, 2014 Finally! Spring maybe?
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Funny! I have the same snowman on my patio and he is wondering why he is still out. Warm and sunny here today (60’s).
Very jealous. Ours just became visible again today, and though you probably can’t tell by the photo, there is still a good 4 foot snow pile underneath him.
Goodness you must be totally fed up with it now.
Yes we are Gilly, although today we are seeing grass in some places. It makes for lovely photos, but I think we’ve had enough.
Can you go out in your car? How do you keep the road free of snow?
yes, we can go out in our cars, and I’ve been doing it all winter. We have plows to keep the roads clear, but they aren’t all clear at the same time. If there is a big snowfall, first the main roads get plowed one lane in each direction, then two lanes. Then the more main side roads get plowed one lane, then the less important side roads one lane. Once all of that is done they may start going back and plowing the side roads two lanes, unless we’ve gotten new snow again, and then they’d have to stop and go back to the main roads and so on. The plows also drop salt or sand on the roads, but this weather has been especially bad because we’ve had a lot of temps in the teens, and the salt does not work below 17 degrees. The best part is when the sun comes out and helps melt the snow on the roads. As the winter went on, and Lake Michigan became more frozen, that has meant less snow and more sun, which has helped the roads. And many people with a driveway have a snow blower or hire someone to plow their driveway, but there still are plenty of people who shovel it out by hand every time. Sorry for the long answer -I’ve always lived in weather like this, but lots of people have not.
” . . . . there still are plenty of people who shovel it out by hand every time.”
We know all about this because relatives of ours in Germany and Austria have to do this every time when it snows a lot in winter. But they are used to this. In areas where there is usually a lot of snow in winter people always seem to cope with it and streets can be kept clear with plows. But then of course it gets more difficult as the snowfall increases. I don’t blame you for wishing for less snow and more sunshine!
At least we could have less snow now that it is March.
How is it that you have such long winters and we have such long summers and very short winters? Not fair, somehow!
You’re right, it’s not. How about sharing some of your summer? 😉
Would you like some days with close to 48 C? What’s this? About 115 F!
I’m very bad at metric, but my converter tells me that is 118 degrees – fortunately it almost never gets that hot in Michigan. I’m definitely ready for 26 though – a nice balmy 80 degrees for us.
Cute! I’m usually o.k. with Winter, as long as it ends sometime in February–and doesn’t drop 102 inches of snow as it did this year!
Thanks. 102! I knew we’d had a lot but I hadn’t heard that total. Oddly enough, even though I practically invented being cold, I didn’t mind this winter so much, I think because it was pretty and bright from all the snow, and not so dark and dreary. But I’m definitely ready for it to end. Maybe the below zero temps this AM finally finished me off. Winter, we are soooo done!