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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Foggy snow on last day of winter

The woods behind the house are shrouded in fog on this last day of winter 2014. The snow covering the ground will melt quickly as 60-degree temps hit later in the week. Many are ready for spring but the weather doesn't follow the calendar and long-range forecasts suggest the Valley isn't quite yet finished with wintry inclement weather....

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
March 19, 2014

Monday, March 17, 2014

Roaming the yard in the St. Patrick's Day snow

St. Patrick's Day 2014 ... I had to roam around the yard in the 8-10 inches of snow left by the storm that actually began on St. Patrick's Day eve. Temperature was around 25; it has gotten up to 28 at mid-day with a wind that freezes the fingers. It's a beautiful wet snow that is sticking to trees, limbs, fences, and everything else. I found my jonquils that were not quite ready to bloom and brushed the snow off to see if there was a glimpse of yellow but they're hiding from the cold.

The neighbors are out, snowplows have cleared the road, and SWAC Husband has shoveled a path from the back yard to the road. I followed animal tracks in the yard and watched birds at the feeder and bird bath. The snow-flocked trees are beautiful. It won't last long ... March snows never do. The weather forecast is calling for 60s by the end of the week so the snow will melt into the ground to water bulbs that will become colorful spring flowers that will be popping out soon.

Enjoy your white St. Patty's Day ... the green will be here soon.

Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
March 17, 2014

2014 St. Patrick's Day snowstorm in Shenandoah Valley

St. Patrick's Day 2014 ... at 9:30 a.m. it's still snowing with 8-10 inches of snow on the ground, temperature is 24 degrees, and we're under a winter storm warning until this afternoon. The snow began yesterday afternoon a little past 2:00 as rain mixed with snow with the temperature at 41 but it quickly dropped and the rain turned to all snow. By 4:00 it was sticking to grassy areas.