Calgary had lots more snow and Banff in the mountains had 20 cm (8 in ) of snow this morning.
About 4 :00 PM the snow had melted.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
YOOHOOOO...
You'll never guess! I had lots of snow on the ground again this morning! Yes, about 4 cm (1 1/2) .
Calgary had lots more snow and Banff in the mountains had 20 cm (8 in ) of snow this morning.
About 4 :00 PM the snow had melted.
Calgary had lots more snow and Banff in the mountains had 20 cm (8 in ) of snow this morning.
About 4 :00 PM the snow had melted.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS!
I had snow again. My mind has been blank on good post topics lately so the snow came and gave me one of my easy topics.
Fresh snow is fairly normal at this time. We may be getting more than usual this spring.
Our days become very long so plants develop rapidly and reach maturity before the fall. Right now the sun rises at 6:20 and sets at 8:48 for 14 hours and 28 minutes of daylight.
New blades of grass poking out of the snow. The types of grass we plant are able to withstand these conditions.
The view on my street this morning.
A rather peaceful looking dwelling.
My blue bells are doing well at the side of my house . The snow didn't hit this area.
I have seen times when these blue bells have been covered with snow but they are not harmed.
Fresh snow is fairly normal at this time. We may be getting more than usual this spring.
Our days become very long so plants develop rapidly and reach maturity before the fall. Right now the sun rises at 6:20 and sets at 8:48 for 14 hours and 28 minutes of daylight.
New blades of grass poking out of the snow. The types of grass we plant are able to withstand these conditions.
The view on my street this morning.
My blue bells are doing well at the side of my house . The snow didn't hit this area.
I have seen times when these blue bells have been covered with snow but they are not harmed.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
POST TOPICS
Sometimes I have to work very hard to come up with post topics. Good topics? that's another thing.
However, the post topic gods have been very good to me for the lat few days.
It snowed again! That's right. Snow Sunday morning and now more snow on Tues morning. that's very lucky for post topics.
So this morning at 7 AM it started to snow and snowed for about 2 hours and when finished we had 5 cm (2 in ) of snow.
By 3:00 PM the snow was gone. we had a high of 5 C (40 F).
It's quite common to get snow in April and not unknown to get snow in May.
However, the post topic gods have been very good to me for the lat few days.
It snowed again! That's right. Snow Sunday morning and now more snow on Tues morning. that's very lucky for post topics.
So this morning at 7 AM it started to snow and snowed for about 2 hours and when finished we had 5 cm (2 in ) of snow.
By 3:00 PM the snow was gone. we had a high of 5 C (40 F).
It's quite common to get snow in April and not unknown to get snow in May.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
THE EASTER BUNNY CAME LAST NIGHT!
Yes the Easter bunny visited last night. I looked out my window this morning and my yard was full of rabbit tracks. It doesn't hurt that we had fresh snow so the tracks were obvious.
So I went out quickly looking for treats! Well, after looking all through the yard I found nothing! Well, maybe I will go back to believing the Easter bunny is a fake.
All kidding aside , we had a nasty day weather wise yesterday. It was dull, windy, with a little snow and about minus 2 C (28 F) all day.
It snowed overnight so footprints showed in detail.
Now with all the tracks, I think I had more than one rabbit. I'm guessing three as I've seen three together this week.
So footprints in the snow leave a story of what went on overnight.
This morning was cold minus 7C (20F) and clear.
So I went out quickly looking for treats! Well, after looking all through the yard I found nothing! Well, maybe I will go back to believing the Easter bunny is a fake.
All kidding aside , we had a nasty day weather wise yesterday. It was dull, windy, with a little snow and about minus 2 C (28 F) all day.
It snowed overnight so footprints showed in detail.
Now with all the tracks, I think I had more than one rabbit. I'm guessing three as I've seen three together this week.
So footprints in the snow leave a story of what went on overnight.
This morning was cold minus 7C (20F) and clear.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
NATIONAL SIBLING'S DAY
April 10 was national sibling's Day. It's a day for us to recognize and acknowledge the relationship with siblings. 80% of us have siblings
I quite often write about national days. Some of them are very frivolous such as National Cupcake day. I happen to think that there is some very well worthwhile value to National Sibling's Day. I wrote a post about it last year.
The surprising thing about National Sibling's Day is that it's a very recently organized event. The idea was originated in 1997 and in 1999 April 10 was put aside for National Sibling's Day. Some states have declared April 10 to be a holiday
There is a similar day in India which has a much older origin.
I took the opportunity to tell my three brothers that they are the best brothers I could have ever had. I told them that they are each very different and that they have supported me in their own way. I thanked them for being my brothers.
It's also an opportunity to mend some fences. Not all siblings have a good relationship. Just maybe if the day is celebrated some siblings may be able to rekindle a relationship.
My two children have no relationship at all . They had a fight and since they are very good with words they said some hateful things to each other. With the Internet words can fly back and forth very rapidly and there isn't much time for reflection. . Since one lives in Chicago and one on the west coast, they have no trouble avoiding one another and the schism does not cause any awkward problems. However, as a family we would be much happier if we had a regular relationship. So today I emailed them requesting that the hatchet be buried.
A belated Happy Sibling's day.
I quite often write about national days. Some of them are very frivolous such as National Cupcake day. I happen to think that there is some very well worthwhile value to National Sibling's Day. I wrote a post about it last year.
The surprising thing about National Sibling's Day is that it's a very recently organized event. The idea was originated in 1997 and in 1999 April 10 was put aside for National Sibling's Day. Some states have declared April 10 to be a holiday
There is a similar day in India which has a much older origin.
I took the opportunity to tell my three brothers that they are the best brothers I could have ever had. I told them that they are each very different and that they have supported me in their own way. I thanked them for being my brothers.
It's also an opportunity to mend some fences. Not all siblings have a good relationship. Just maybe if the day is celebrated some siblings may be able to rekindle a relationship.
My two children have no relationship at all . They had a fight and since they are very good with words they said some hateful things to each other. With the Internet words can fly back and forth very rapidly and there isn't much time for reflection. . Since one lives in Chicago and one on the west coast, they have no trouble avoiding one another and the schism does not cause any awkward problems. However, as a family we would be much happier if we had a regular relationship. So today I emailed them requesting that the hatchet be buried.
A belated Happy Sibling's day.
Monday, April 10, 2017
WHAT IS SPRING?
Since spring is coming slowly to my world I thought of the question "What is Spring?"
Spring is different where ever you may happen to be. If you are far south spring may not be very noticeable. The temperature doesn't change much. Leaves and grass are green all year. If you are where I live spring comes slowly over a long period of time. Warming is gradual with back slides to cold winter temperatures. We have to get well into spring before much plant activity takes place. Today, several plants right beside my house are showing green shoots. Some trees are in bud but it will be a long time before we see trees leafing out. The ice went out of the river last week but all the ponds and lakes are still covered with very solid ice.
Then there's the Arctic spring. I've been through five of those. The light is bright...very bright. But there's no warmth in it. In late April there is some melting snow but it is in May that the snow disappears and the huge rivers lose their ice. It's a funny thing that the Canada geese arrive the end of April and sit on the ice of lakes. It's 3 or 4 weeks before they can begin nesting.
Now for some people spring is the return of birds or just one species. For other people it may be the awakening of plants. I like to go out in the woods when the sap goes up and you have the invigorating odor of the trees coming to life. For some people it's when rabbits and weasels turn brown.
Tomorrow morning the sun rises at 6:49 AM. I like to see mornings come earlier and earlier. Then I like to see the evenings get longer.
So we have a whole lot of nice things happening for spring and then wham! Things suddenly turn to winter. Later on this week I have a three day forecast of snow.
No matter what I like spring. It's a general move to warmth.
So what is spring for you? Do you have a barely noticeable spring or a long period of moderation? What particular part of spring do you like best?
Now I must apologize as I posted this when I was only half finished the post.
Mar. 24 2016. A late spring storm.
Spring is different where ever you may happen to be. If you are far south spring may not be very noticeable. The temperature doesn't change much. Leaves and grass are green all year. If you are where I live spring comes slowly over a long period of time. Warming is gradual with back slides to cold winter temperatures. We have to get well into spring before much plant activity takes place. Today, several plants right beside my house are showing green shoots. Some trees are in bud but it will be a long time before we see trees leafing out. The ice went out of the river last week but all the ponds and lakes are still covered with very solid ice.
Then there's the Arctic spring. I've been through five of those. The light is bright...very bright. But there's no warmth in it. In late April there is some melting snow but it is in May that the snow disappears and the huge rivers lose their ice. It's a funny thing that the Canada geese arrive the end of April and sit on the ice of lakes. It's 3 or 4 weeks before they can begin nesting.
Now for some people spring is the return of birds or just one species. For other people it may be the awakening of plants. I like to go out in the woods when the sap goes up and you have the invigorating odor of the trees coming to life. For some people it's when rabbits and weasels turn brown.
Tomorrow morning the sun rises at 6:49 AM. I like to see mornings come earlier and earlier. Then I like to see the evenings get longer.
So we have a whole lot of nice things happening for spring and then wham! Things suddenly turn to winter. Later on this week I have a three day forecast of snow.
No matter what I like spring. It's a general move to warmth.
So what is spring for you? Do you have a barely noticeable spring or a long period of moderation? What particular part of spring do you like best?
Now I must apologize as I posted this when I was only half finished the post.
Mar. 24 2016. A late spring storm.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
THE BACKWARDS PILL
I called my spunky 89 year old friend the other night and she was a little down. I wrote about Dorothy and how a Least weasel got in her house and how she finally got it out of the house.
Right now Dorothy is facing some challenging problems. These are problems that come with aging. Her husband has been in care for three years with dementia. That's a big challenge by itself.
Dorothy has decided to move into a senior's residence rather than continue living in her duplex. She will be in the same complex as her husband but he is in the closed section for dementia people.
However, Dorothy wants to list her house on May 1 and has to clean it out. That's a challenge for most of us. Some people have stuff and then there's Dorothy. They had 4000 books! There are many very beautiful books.Her husband was a prof and Dorothy and environmentalist. Nothing was thrown away. Dorothy still has her ballet dance books.(half a shelf) Another full shelf contains her husband's journals.
So I was called over to take some of her books. I was polite and took 8 books. The only thing I could do was suggest places she might take the books.
Her sense of humor...there's a new thrift shop that's opened up a block from her house.
So downsizing and getting rid of personal effects is sad. Things that have all your memories are being disposed of. The final date is less than three weeks away.
So when I phoned Dorothy , I think she was a little overwhelmed by the situation.
Her comment was, "They're not making a backup pill yet so I'll just have to keep going." I like that term but I wouldn't take a back up pill.
Most of us will have to go through this step in our lives. It's not pleasant but should and has to be done. So although I'd like some books and would like to help dorothy get rid of some books, I'm in the same boat as Dorothy. I have to get rid of stuff.
Right now Dorothy is facing some challenging problems. These are problems that come with aging. Her husband has been in care for three years with dementia. That's a big challenge by itself.
Dorothy has decided to move into a senior's residence rather than continue living in her duplex. She will be in the same complex as her husband but he is in the closed section for dementia people.
However, Dorothy wants to list her house on May 1 and has to clean it out. That's a challenge for most of us. Some people have stuff and then there's Dorothy. They had 4000 books! There are many very beautiful books.Her husband was a prof and Dorothy and environmentalist. Nothing was thrown away. Dorothy still has her ballet dance books.(half a shelf) Another full shelf contains her husband's journals.
So I was called over to take some of her books. I was polite and took 8 books. The only thing I could do was suggest places she might take the books.
Her sense of humor...there's a new thrift shop that's opened up a block from her house.
So downsizing and getting rid of personal effects is sad. Things that have all your memories are being disposed of. The final date is less than three weeks away.
So when I phoned Dorothy , I think she was a little overwhelmed by the situation.
Her comment was, "They're not making a backup pill yet so I'll just have to keep going." I like that term but I wouldn't take a back up pill.
Most of us will have to go through this step in our lives. It's not pleasant but should and has to be done. So although I'd like some books and would like to help dorothy get rid of some books, I'm in the same boat as Dorothy. I have to get rid of stuff.
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