Yesterday, we saw the first local cherry blossoms come out, just two flowers! This morning, what a difference! There are cherry blossoms everywhere! Although its not even close to peak here, the NPS just declared peak bloom for the Washington DC cherry blossoms, about a week earlier than predicted due to recent unseasonably warm temperatures.
Continue reading “Cherry Blossoms Blossoming”Spring Is Here
The temperature is getting warmer and signs of spring are everywhere!
Continue reading “Spring Is Here”An Hour of Snow
There was snow forecast to the north this morning but it ended up heading down south a bit resulting in an hour or so of nice heavy snow! It was sufficient to lightly coat the ground and the trees as well as make the sidewalks rather slippery.
Continue reading “An Hour of Snow”Even More Snow and Ice!
It’s been a good year for snow. Not that we’ve really had any significant accumulation but its better than nothing! Yesterday, it snowed for a little bit but turned to freezing rain earlier than expected. This resulted in an accumulation of ice on top of the snow. And then it snowed a bit more this morning. Luckily, this combination of snow and ice wasn’t too bad. Most surfaces hadn’t really been cleared of snow yesterday and luckily were not slippery today!
Continue reading “Even More Snow and Ice!”It Snowed Again!
We weren’t really expecting to get a good amount of snow today but we did! It was only a few inches, 3 to 4, but it stuck really nicely to the ground and trees! Definitely the prettiest snow this season.
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