We had some very nice weather during the week. I found some daylilies poking their noses above the ground.
Hard to believe we were in for wild weather after Thursday's 60 oF (15.5 oC). Because I lost my black cat garden flag during a high wind storm, I didn't want Seamus to blow away so I brought him in to the front porch where he could weather the storm in safety.
The wind was so fierce during the storm, it blew the run off from the leaky gutter sideways.
Water, water, everywhere. Though we've had storms where the ditch (where the telephone pole is in the photo) has overflowed, that didn't happen in this storm. We were very fortunate as we didn't lose electricity so the sump pump was able to sing and hum all day and night.
Overnight some cold air blew in and dropped a skiff of snow. The pavement was too warm so the snow didn't accumulate. No shoveling! All snow should fall on grassy surfaces only.
The water in the perimeter drain around the property must have kept the ground warm, no snow accumulated along the drain.
Temperatures warmed and the snow melted away. Good riddance! The only casualty of the storm, the wind blew the cover off the turtle sandbox which marks the location of the septic tank. Someone needs to go out and retrieve the turtle cover.
This is how snow should behave. A few hours after the event, it should all melt away. When the wind dies down, Seamus will go back outside to greet guests.
How does your garden grow?
Glad it wasn't worse. Other places are getting slammed. :(
ReplyDeleteInland areas, where I live, didn't get hit as hard as the coastal towns. But for the grace of God. I can't imagine the damage as some of those town hadn't recovered from a strong storm on Jan. 4.
DeleteGlad the storm didn't do too much damage and that you didn't lose the power. We had a MILD day today, was able to go for a lovely walk, wow! I even unzipped my coat - a definite wonder! Have a nice afternoon, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing the pictures you took along your walk
DeleteI've been reading about Boston and areas around your home. You were really lucky, because many places got far worse weather than you. And although I got not a DROP of rain here, the wind has taken its toll. Glad you didn't blow away.
ReplyDeleteThat's one advantage of living in the sticks and inland. I'm about 50 miles west of Boston. Though there were areas around me with downed trees and power outages, we didn't experience that at my house. Boston and all coastal communities took the brunt of the storm.
DeleteOh wow, looks like you got some early bloomers!! We live in Central Cali, but we are having a slow start to the spring season! - www.domesticgeekgirl.com
ReplyDeleteI think you had it worse than us.We had some rain, a dusting of snow and some wind. But after seeing the photos and videos from the coast, we barely had a storm here compared to them. :) Hope your new week is wonderful and we don't get much snow-better to not get any! Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteLooks like your weather is quite variable, one minute snow then next day gone, I know you prefer the latter...lol 😉. I'm glad that the storm didn't cause you too much damage, it's a shame about your black cat garden flag though. We've had a storm here too which kept me awake for a few nights, no damage to report and it's a bit milder now 😁. Hope you have a warmer week! J 😊
ReplyDelete"All snow should fall on grassy surfaces only." LOL! You always make me laugh CJ! LOL! That was sure some mix of weather you went through! So happy you didn't lose hydro!
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