I heard my first White Throated Sparrow this morning here in NW Indiana. Singing away. They don't stay around long here as they travel north. It was a great way to start the day.

Twin Cities is looking at another 10 plus inches of snow this weekend with western MN as much as 18. This s--t needs to end...!

Finally FELT like Spring on the river Wednesday. Love the little white throat sparrows, they're my 2nd favorite, second only to loons!

KarlBAndersen1: " "

Took me a while... good one!

White-throateds coming through Iowa now, also.

KarlBAndersen1: " "

Excellent!

But that corner is further away than I'd like...

real crap heading for the Green Bay wi area this weekend. Gonna be a while before the water gets soft at this rate.
bummer
dr bob

KarlBAndersen1: " "

Good one Karl. Two days ago I saw pickups driving on area lakes. We are going to get hit with a big storm this weekend.

Funny picture!

I SMELLED spring this morning for the first time and my (metro area) lake had an ominous black swath across one section - the first sign of any weakness this spring.

So, despite the hail and snow coming down now, I think spring will be here quickly once that storm passes through!

Frenchy19: "Twin Cities is looking at another 10 plus inches of snow this weekend with western MN as much as 18. This s--t needs to end...!"

Ha ha ha! So true :)

great American crane count cancelled this weekend. truly yucky in NE Wisconsin this morning. Kit to reseal a couple leaky windows in the RV showed up yesterday...and ma nature is responding with wrath..... Kindof hope to paddle the last weekend on April at one of those Corp Engineer CG on the Mississippi and paddle along the shoreline and back waters...
dr bob

Yep spring is here... I just heard my last sore throated neighbor kids when I called him to check my sap bags.
My trip got set back 1/2 a day... So maybe when I get home Monday I'll see spring. Fire up those lawnmowers boys and girls....

Cut the lawn yesterday. (ohio) :-)

Spring is here embrace it:











Besides the driveway is drifted over, you gotta do something...

KarlBAndersen1: " "

This means that Spring has hit a brick wall this year......

airmorse: "I heard my first White Throat Sparrow this morning here in NW Indiana. Singing away. They don't stay around long here as they travel north. It was a great way to start the day."

This is my backyard in central Wisconsin this morning. Ain't nothin' singing here, but if you're real quiet and listen- over the sound of distant snowblowers struggling- you can hear a couple of my neighbors crying...

KarlBAndersen1: " "

It seems to be one VERY LONG corner that spring is around right now. Have another 3"-5" of snow in the forecast on Wednesday in Rochester, MN.

Next weekends storm.

This isn't any fun anymore....
Had to drive 9 miles to town to check animals at office.
With the wind the visibility is really bad...wearing polarized sunglasses seems to help a little bit.
Ain't no point to move snow unitl the wind ever dies down.

dr bob

i'm with dr bob,last night i made a big fire in the back yard and sort of yucked it up
over the weather,i mean how long can this last..ha-ha.
after digging out my car again for a wild ride in first gear to get it to the garage parking spot for the plows tonight I gave up on spring.
if nothing else i'm down in the Kanoe Korner sorting camping gear......again.

onepaddleshort: "

airmorse: "I heard my first White Throat Sparrow this morning here in NW Indiana. Singing away. They don't stay around long here as they travel north. It was a great way to start the day."

This is my backyard in central Wisconsin this morning. Ain't nothin' singing here, but if you're real quiet and listen- over the sound of distant snowblowers struggling- you can hear a couple of my neighbors crying... "

It's still snowing.

Cancelled my campsite reservation today for Whitewater State park for my annual solo trout fishing and spring camping opener. Love that trip and weather has been gorgeous the last several years, and the fishing has been good. But I didn't bargain for mid April winter camping - I am sure there is ample snow on the ground down there and the forecast sucks. This is a big disappointment. Hoping to reschedule in a few weeks, we'll see. Of course they are forecasting up to 4 inches of snow here in the TC for Wednesday this week...AAARRGGHH

so is this from global warming or climate change ? i forget ? LOL , reminds me a lot of 1983 april 12th , if memory serves me correct ,

shock: "so is this from global warming or climate change ? i forget ? LOL"

While you wait for a response on your question, check out this weird jet stream pattern! I'm not a meteorologist, but I can't remember ever seeing one do this. I always thought it habitually flowed west to east along latitudinal lines.

I found spring down by my river. The sandhill cranes do not look happy

HighnDry: "

shock: "so is this from global warming or climate change ? i forget ? LOL"

While you wait for a response on your question, check out this weird jet stream pattern! I'm not a meteorologist, but I can't remember ever seeing one do this. I always thought it habitually flowed west to east along latitudinal lines."

not sure of your point ? this system is man made ? and yes seen this pattern before more than once,, storms have kept a circular pattern that has kind of a stalling pattern.

soon as I get my BWCA fix out to plow out the yard, then the office, then church. Sounds like everything shut down today government and school wise.... I wonder if this will be gone by the track meet on Thursday?

dr bob

Canoearoo: "I found spring down by my river. The sandhill cranes do not look happy "

I've seen Canada geese in this area with similar expression on their beaks as they stomp on the ice at Wood Lake!

lindylair: "Cancelled my campsite reservation today for Whitewater State park for my annual solo trout fishing and spring camping opener. Love that trip and weather has been gorgeous the last several years, and the fishing has been good. But I didn't bargain for mid April winter camping - I am sure there is ample snow on the ground down there and the forecast sucks. This is a big disappointment. Hoping to reschedule in a few weeks, we'll see. Of course they are forecasting up to 4 inches of snow here in the TC for Wednesday this week...AAARRGGHH"

I was down there 2 weeks ago. Lots of snow then. More since. :(

lindylair: "Cancelled my campsite reservation today for Whitewater State park for my annual solo trout fishing and spring camping opener. Love that trip and weather has been gorgeous the last several years, and the fishing has been good. But I didn't bargain for mid April winter camping - I am sure there is ample snow on the ground down there and the forecast sucks. This is a big disappointment. Hoping to reschedule in a few weeks, we'll see. Of course they are forecasting up to 4 inches of snow here in the TC for Wednesday this week...AAARRGGHH"

I was down there 2 weeks ago. Lots of snow then. More since. :(

I was in Denver today, spring is alive and well there. It was sunny very little wind and something like 75°.

I'm back to reality tonight however, home in NW Indiana cold and cloudy. I need a beer...

My Christmas lights remain frozen to the block of ice called the front yard.

They were up for Easter and might be for Mothers Day too.

yellowcanoe: "My Christmas lights remain frozen to the block of ice called the front yard.


They were up for Easter and might be for Mothers Day too."

:) Why not? Festive for all occasions!

airmorse: "I was in Denver today, spring is alive and well there. It was sunny very little wind and something like 75°.


I'm back to reality tonight however, home in NW Indiana cold and cloudy. I need a beer..."

I've been in Denver a few times this year. They have a lot of nice weather.... And people! Nice people except when they are behind the wheel. No wonder they are making cars that drive themselves... This last trip had me chaining up just east of Breckenridge. Drove through a doosie of a storm. Denver was nice, but the winds were high and I had to keep moving. But each time I've been there I've had very nice weather. Even just before Christmas. This time I dodged the storms but still had to plow when I got home.
Lot's of snow to melt, but it's finally going fast! The lake here is very slushy. Miserable to go on. I need flip flops... I mean snowshoes with floats. But sap has finally been running.