svalli wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:56 pm We had snow and cold in December, but now all of the snow is gone and the temperatures are above average with most days above freezing. I noticed today that spring flowering bulbs are starting push shoots and leaf buds on raspberries are swelling and there are some tiny leaves already on the branch tips. Usually we will get some -20°C temperatures in February, so I hope we will get snow on the ground if that happens.

With the green grass it looks more like April than mid January, only the low angle of sun and short daylight time give impression of winter.

This is really not our typical January forecast.
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Sari

Bower wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:00 pm We're in the storm preps again with a huge blizzard starting overnight and continuing into Saturday. 70+ cm of snow is expected. Big Red will be retired in favor of the snowshoes when this is done... I ain't no fool! On the down side I may not be online for a couple of days, as this snowstorm with gale force winds for about 7 hours Friday night, gusting (forecast) 130 kph in our area and 150 kph elsewhere is certain to cause damage and power outages. Our linesmen, god love them, will brave anything but depending on where the lines go and how much snow is in between, it will take time to restore to working order. Meanwhile I will be snug and well fed and safe, just winter as usual with some extra snow. I know Keith will laugh because they go through it every year! .... we're lucky and perhaps a little spoiled.