Well, here in Canada last Friday evening we a minor weather interruption- about 12" of snow in 7 hours and the 35 mph winds pushed the snow around my house and car big time. We were ready for it . That is enough snow thank you. Let's go Spring!
Hello Jean, yes, it does look bonny, but it causes problems, especially when the wind blows and this old rock is a windy place.
The snow continues to fall here and the roads are so bad that even the Royal Mail delivery service is cancelled in my area.
I forgot to mention in my previous post that there was so much snow piled in front of my door today that I had to dig my way out, that often happens so I keep a shovel in the porch.
That's a first for me, however, the weather here is always unpredictable. I have now cleared a path to my shed and to the compost barrel, the fresh air and exercise is good and the sun is currently shining.
CCS contributor Doc Mark in his hill-top location above Crestline, California, has had an unprecedented amount of snow. His Jeep, after he’s dug down to it, it having been buried under snow. First snowplough to reach him in a week. The newly-ploughed road down from his drive. Vehicles in convoy (Sheriff's Deputy, electrical company and another utility service truck) following the snowplough. John
Ah! 'Da Voar'! That's another word you kept from us Scandinavians on your islands. Spring is called 'Vår' ('å' is not pronounced as 'a', but rather as your 'oa') here, and the relationship is obvious. It's grim here at the coast when winter set in, and I'm sure you have the same out there. It's the damp, freezing winds from the sea rather than the cold temperature in actual figures. We have about twenty centimeters of snow, and right now it's 15 degrees Celsius below freezing, and dropping. -But for once; no wind! I love it! My kind of weather.
Hello Christer, I often research words which we still use here in Shetland, I check Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Danish, Icelandic for the Spring is Vor. The word palm as in palm of a hand in Icelandic is lofa, in Shetlandic it's leuf, the o in the Icelandic word should have an angled line above it which probably changes it's pronunciation, but my keyboard does not have that symbol, the Shetlandic word for tickle is kittle which is very similar to the Icelandic word kitla and the Swedish word kittla. In Shetlandic the word Barber has nothing to do with haircuts, it's an old term for freezing mist which rises off the surface of the sea. I have looked at videos of your island and in my opinion, it would be a home away from home to me. The wind has to be respected here too. Gritting crews working at capacity to clear roads
The thaw has started today and hopefully it will continue. The Royal Mail did not deliver in my area at all last week and I did not see any other couriers's van either, so that was a first.
The thaw continues but it's slow and there is a freezing cold flying gale blowing, the link below shows some winter images. Winter Wonderland – Part 4
The thaw did not last for long and the snow is back once again. The weather improved enough yesterday for the Royal Mail to make a delivery, which was the first in over a week.
I found this on the phone.. more snow but better weather then rain forecast We had about 4” of snow last week (a lot for us here.. North Wales usually gets the lions share) Hope the forecast is reliable and good that the post got through Spring is on the way Regards pb
Thanks for that and the flying gales which we get here cause the snow to drift and that creates problems, but we will all just have to cope.
It's still March, right? Of course it will snow now and then! It will be the same for April. Spring weather and sun one day, but two inches of snow and freezing the other. It's normal, isn't it, on these latitudes?
Hello Christer, yes, it's normal for this old rock and we often get snow in May and sometimes in June, but some abnormally warm weather would be very welcome, especially with the obscene price of electricity.
