Well it's time to get rid of Winter and onto Spring

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

For those members in the snow/cold a little sunlight and flowers.

Spring starts tomorrow so it's time to say Good By Winter.
Hopefully this year getting out will be back to near normal.
Enjoy.

Frank

 

[JaSAn]

I was hoping for another 3 weeks of below freezing weather.
We walk wetlands and small ponds in the winter, places we can't go when it is warm. The beagle went 'swimming' yesterday, LOL. Nose to the ground, not paying attention to anything else following the track of a muskrat right into open water in the pond. Surprised both of us. Didn't seem to bother him; climbed out, shook off, and kept on trucking.
Slushy season is worst for walking a dog.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

I was hoping for another 3 weeks of below freezing weather.
We walk wetlands and small ponds in the winter, places we can't go when it is warm. The beagle went 'swimming' yesterday, LOL. Nose to the ground, not paying attention to anything else following the track of a muskrat right into open water in the pond. Surprised both of us. Didn't seem to bother him; climbed out, shook off, and kept on trucking.
Slushy season is worst for walking a dog.

I thought you guys were still in sub freezing weather?
This climate stuff sure is weird.
Frank

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Great! That means tomorrow, all the snow will be gone.

 

[MarkBC]

I'm not going to post on this spring topic until tomorrow when it actually IS [meteorological] spring.
... DOH!!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Great! That means tomorrow, all the snow will be gone.

Good luck with that Steve.
It sure it pretty though.
Frank

 

[Smokecreek1]

Wish it would hurry up here!!! lot's of places in the valley that don't get allot of sun still got snow-but at least now I can find a patch of sun to sit and bask in ! Mountains still got snow and that big round wonderful bright white full moon sure lights up the place at night, yep must me nearing time to put my Soral boots away.

Smoke

 

[AWG_Pics]

Right on cue our crocus flowers are in bloom and the first daffodil opened today. Went out to do some BIF (birds in flight) photography today at the local refuge and had to lose the down vest, Just a wool shirt. This is all good.

 

[PaulT]

Great! That means tomorrow, all the snow will be gone.

If that is a C-Dory hiding under that lean-to, better get it ready for spring time duties.

Fish are waiting somewhere.

Paul

 

[pvstoy]

Oh spring...
Yesterday over 60 degrees, woke to a trace of snow on the ground. Now at noon back up to 48 degrees. Looks like a roller coaster for the week ahead.

 

[ski3pin]

More spring weather on its way - 6 -10" of snow tonight and 2-4" tomorrow.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Looks like more rain here and maybe some snow on the tops of the valley mountains.
We still have a trace of snow on top of some of the west side hills.(Salinas Valley)
Frank

 

[MarkBC]

Spring in southern Louisiana -- Cajun Country:
After some kayak paddling on the Vermillion River this afternoon, which got me a little warm, I almost turned on the A/C in my "camper". Temperature was about 80°F with 65% RH. But I resisted that noisy option and just turned a little fan on me. Good enough.

 

[Taku]

We are starting to melt out the snow here in the valley in east Idaho at 6200' - did fish the South Fork Snake yesterday and paddle the canoe upriver on the Teton today. Lot's of ice banks on the Teton, but plenty of open water. Glad to have the melt beginning!

 

[LuckyDan]

While spring is wonderful, be careful what you wish for:

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?total

 

[Occidental]

We found spring on our visit to the coast 2 weekends ago! Flowers are blooming, I know when I see daffodils, it is spring in Oregon.
https://www.occidentalist.org/spring-on-the-oregon-coast-2021/

 

[PaulT]

We found spring on our visit to the coast 2 weekends ago! Flowers are blooming, I know when I see daffodils, it is spring in Oregon.
https://www.occidentalist.org/spring-on-the-oregon-coast-2021/

Spring?
We’ve had daffodils blooming for weeks here in Hillsboro. It was 27F thus morning. Someone has a sense of humor.

Paul

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

We found spring on our visit to the coast 2 weekends ago! Flowers are blooming, I know when I see daffodils, it is spring in Oregon.
https://www.occidentalist.org/spring-on-the-oregon-coast-2021/

Thanks for the photos. Sunset Bay looked nice.
We have stayed there with friends from Eugene.

Shore Acres is such a beautiful place to spend time.

Thanks.
Frank

 

[MarkBC]

Grand Isle, LA Severe Weather Alert

Active Weather Alerts


TORNADO WATCH


ISSUED: 7:21 PM MAR. 17, 2021 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TORNADO WATCH 35 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS LAKE BORGNE
BRETON SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT FOURCHON LA TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA OUT 20 N

I'm camped on Grand Isle, Louisiana -- in my first ever tornado watch! Radar shows the storm action is passing to the west and north... which is just as well, I suppose.

 

[MarkBC]

They've dropped the tornado watch for my area, but the 'regular' storm finally got here. Raining pretty hard with lightning and thunder.
I'm at the blue dot:



Nice to be cozy inside a fiberglass shell.