The snow is long gone. Temperatures have risen out of the freezing zone. The rain is back and is expected to continue all day today. This is a view from the deck/terrace with a couple neighboring houses visible.
The snow is pretty and, for a short time, it lifted our spirits out of the dreary on-and-off of the rain and the over all soggy state we're in.
One of a few snapshots I took as snow fell Sunday morning. You can see that this was a light snowfall, nothing serious. But it was pretty in places. This is the view from our terrace across the road to a neighbor's property.
The snow is all gone now. It's not unheard of to have snow in March. We'll see in a few weeks' time what the end of winter has in store.
Our "snow event" on Sunday was fun. It was over by mid-day. Most of the snow seemed, to me, to be of the heavy and wet variety. It wasn't cold enough for ice to form nor for the snow to stick on the paved road. This morning the temperature is at 8.5ºC (just under 50ºF). Comfy.
Right now we're waiting to hear from the landscape guy. The weather has been lousy this winter (but you knew that) and I'm sure it's wreaked havoc on his schedule. Hedges, shrubs, and trees are waiting to be pruned or pulled out. I can't wait!
At least not yet at 06h15. It's still dark outside, but we've seen no sign of snow or rain, even thought the weather radar shows us on the line. Ha. Our outdoor thermometer says we're at 1.4ºC, just above freezing. The experts say we'll be back up to double digits by the end of the day.
UPDATE: Snow is falling at 07h00. A slight accumulation is visible on the deck railing. It's still dark outside.
I'm not watching the Olympics, but I feel that I get enough information from the news, both on line and televised, to have an idea about what's happening. But don't quiz me. I am watching men's tennis. There's a tournament winding up this weekend in Rotterdam, NL, and another in Dallas, US.
No real surprise there. It's not a hard rain, but it is being blown about a bit by gusty wind. And the wind's in the north today which means cold air. Today the sun rises at 08h01. Three more minutes of daylight. They do add up.
I'm getting ready to head out into the weather with Tasha. We won't go far.
We are soaked. It just keeps raining. There are some breaks and that lets some of the rain either run off or soak in. I usually don't take the camera out in rain so, no photos. I do take the phone on walks, but I don't want it to get wet so, no photos. And I forget to take photos of food (or don't take any because Ken is) so, no photos.
Thankfully, the wind has calmed down. The only thing as nerve wracking as torrential rain is wind-driven torrential rain. And maybe snow. They are predicting snow for Saturday, but I'm sure that it won't last long. It probably won't even stick. But today is another rain day. On a positive note, we are not in a flood zone.
Nils is the name of the storm that swept across France last night. It's still blowin' a gale out there, but the wind is starting to subside in our region. We lost power in the wee hours about 02h30; it came back around 04h30. It's still on as I type this. Fingers crossed that it stays on. The sun will be up in couple of hours and we'll get to see if all is well outdoors.
