You see we have some very wide perceptions of spring. It depends on where you live.
I got thinking about this today because of the weather I have. Today we had a high of minus 12 C (14 F) and a 50 - 60 kph wind. It was a very, very nasty day. Now my calendar said Mar. 6 and the first day of spring isn't until Mar. 21. But what I snicker about is someone complaining about flowers being late and cold spring weather like 40 F. I snicker about people wanting warmer weather when they have 50 F. So when I have a nasty day it's funny when people want more than 50 F
Now on the other hand I think other bloggers might be snickering at this blogger for being in such terrible weather. What I have is winter weather and fairly frigid winter weather at that.
So here we are one is snickering about some great spring weather that somebody has and they want still better weather. Another is snickering because somebody's weather is just like winter.
Well right now I would like some warmer weather...maybe something above 0 C !
Spring comes with changes in light. At this time our daylight starts to increase rapidly. We will get warmer temperatures but most of all we will get more of the sun's energy per day so our plants will grow and develop rapidly. We will have nice spring weather , just at a different time of year.
I didn't get a photograph today but I found an older photo that shows what things look like.
Yesterday they snow plowed my street.
My path to the bird feeder looks like this.
Oh, Red, I hear you! We had snow showers which really upsets me because it will make it harder for our hike tomorrow. But it is 33°F and when I hear about your weather, I feel very fortunate indeed! :-)
ReplyDeleteI knew you'd feel better when you hear about my weather.
DeleteWe are -12 F right now, I just want to be above zero. You need to shovel that path Red! :)
ReplyDeleteMinus 12 F is very cold. The trail to the bird feeder is shoveled so all is good.
DeleteI remember Winters like what you have. It's one of the reasons I live in Vancouver now. Tonight we are having snow. I hear it is supposed to start warming up next week.
ReplyDeleteYes we get above zero next week. we haven't had that for a long time.
DeleteSydney has probably the mildest weather of all the places where my blogging friends live so I pretty much never get to snicker.
ReplyDeleteRight now we are having an extended summer which I am quite sick of but in winter daytime temps average in the mid teens Celcius
Hey , my summer temps sound like your winter temps!
DeleteI hear you too. However... ummmm.... mom is complaining that it’s so cold since we’ve been getting 60 degree F weather. She says she’s freezing. I sure hope you warm up soon!
ReplyDeleteall these things are relative We get used to things. We have many Asians here and they adapt like it's automatic.
DeleteThere is no better subject to talk about as the weather. It is our national subject when people meet each other. We are famous for it to complain about, it is too hot, too cold, too wet. We are never speachless......
ReplyDeletePeople usually start conversations about the weather.
DeleteYep, I'm ready for some warmth. A slow melt, though, else we risk flooding!
ReplyDeleteWe can't wish for the melt yet but yes slow melts are much better.
DeleteI am so over winter. Do not get me wrong it is beautiful but this year it just has been brutal. It is -19C here with wind again.sigh. Where is spring?
ReplyDeleteWhen you're looking after cattle it's a big challenge as you have to be outside. It's also hard on the critters.
DeleteHello, your path to the feeder does not look good. It is so cold here, the snow we had last week is not melting. I am looking forward to the longer daylight. Wishing you a happy day!
ReplyDeleteLonger daylight is coming rapidly.
DeleteWe're below freezing and can still expect the snow to stay on the ground through the end of the month, anyway. I took a photograph recently of the field at a stadium here and had a look at the schedules for the two teams that play there. While one doesn't start until June (CFL football), the other supposedly has its home opener in early April. I don't know who set up that schedule, but it's obviously not someone living here. The field and the stands are snow covered.
ReplyDeleteIt's surprising what they can do with stadiums to get them playable.
DeleteIt's going to take a lot of work! I imagine they can remove snow off the field the same way they do off the sidewalks, but you have to do it by shovel up in the stands.
DeletePoor Micro Manager! In comparison, the climate in Royston is positively tropical!
ReplyDeleteFunny that she has a hard time remembering what the weather was like. she left when she was 14.
DeletePeople always talk about the weather here. Not a bad day if it's cloudy and not raining. A soft day if it's misting, a black day if it's raining. People always have an opinion to make about the weather. Weather is an interesting topic to talk about when people meet up.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely need someone to shovel that path to the bird feeder. :)
Oh the path has been shoveled. Yes weather is a good conversation starter.
DeleteLots of bad weather here. I took a pic of some kids skating in a corn field thinking of you yesterday.It had a spot where it had melted and refroze.
ReplyDeleteThat's where I did most of my skating as a kid.
Delete...spring for me is like a tug a war between winter and summer. Most often here winter seems to have the upper hand.
ReplyDeleteLast year our spring was very short. We had nasty weather and then all of a sudden it was summer.
Deletesnickering and spot on Red. Our wintertime visits to Florida found its citizen believing we Minnesotans were akin to Eskimos. And when a nighttime cold snap of 40 degrees hit we went to a used a bit shop to get some warmer pjs. It sold every warm garment they as the natives were apparently afraid of freezing to death...:)
ReplyDeleteThey'd find it hard to believe that some of our homeless sleep outside all winter.
DeleteYep, that's a whole lot of snow. Happy Spring (to come) :)
ReplyDeleteDon't worry .We'll get there.
DeleteI don't snicker at you. I just wonder how the heck you can live there. But then we all have our own homeland, and as for weather, everything is relative.
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on where you live! When it gets above zero, it does feel like spring here :)
ReplyDeleteKey word ...relative. we all get used to where we are.
ReplyDeleteYes, I look at all the beautiful flowers blooming and marvel at how amazing it must be to have blooms this time of the year, and still be a bit grouchy that it's only 40F or 50F or so. I have to restrain myself from responding grouchily and be grateful for the lovely pictures. Our time will come and I agree, the first sign of spring here is the changing light on the snowbanks!
ReplyDeleteI complain about the weather, but that's because it's been raining and raining and raining for weeks. I can put up with all kinds of weather in all seasons, but persistent rain starts to really annoy me. I also complain about the summer fog. Maybe I should move somewhere else. LOL. The snow there looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWell, it's certainly all relative, isn't it? I don't think I could stand living in such a snowy environment, coming from Florida as I do. (And now living in relatively mild England.) You are a hardy soul!
ReplyDeleteThe thing that surprised me most, when reading your blog the first spring that I did so, was how much longer your days get than ours. So even though your mild season is shorter than ours, I think your longer days must make up for it, as you grow the same things there as people do here.
ReplyDeleteWe are supposed to have a change to spring weather around St. Patrick's Day. We'll see :)
unexpectedly weather is cooler until almost mid march dear Red and temps are reaching hardly 20 which is celebration for inhabitants
ReplyDeleteotherwise it has to be above 30 like previous years
so looking at your snow is delight for me but being within for long is so hard and i wish and pray that may snow take break and you see some sun and spring that i bet is around the corner