ANOTHER COLD SNAP

We often have springlike weather in February, and indeed, I was reminded of spring just the other day. The sun was shining, the temp was nearly 60, the daffodils are poking through the soil, a few little birds flitted through the trees, AND (last but not least), the days are noticeably longer. Of course, we still expect some blustery cold days, but a cold snap at this time of year is unusual.

Robins nosh from eavestrough 

We awoke Wednesday morning (Feb. 22) to an inch or so of snow and winds that gusted to 25 mph. And it’s in no hurry to warm up – morning lows have been at 20 and below, but the dry, brittle snow on the street quickly melted or blew off. It’s not pleasant, but still, when we hear of the heavy snow, slick roads and devastation that this storm is causing elsewhere in our country, who are we to complain about a little cold and wind?

The neighbors above us have a trampoline in their yard which blew down the bank and into our next-door neighbor’s yard. I think he’s waiting to see how long it takes them to notice it’s missing. So far, it’s still behind his garage. KW