5th March 2009

Snow. More snow. Sigh.

posted in Alaska, Wah, Weather |

I have been in a truly bitchy mood all day, and one of the reasons is that it’s snowing yet again.  Another nine inches.  Sigh.

The other day, we passed a bank sign that excitedly proclaimed, “The pussywillows are here!”  I don’t believe them.  Oh, I guess it’s true; moose have been congregating by the roadsides, nibbling on the branchlets with the rising sap, and I swear I saw some leaf buds on the trees lining our streets.

But now they’re covered with snow.

OmegaDad claims that in a month, it will all be gone.  Please mark your calendars:  April 5.  No snow.

Right?

Springtime is coming.

Right?

After all, this weekend is Daylight Savings Time weekend.

And in a few weeks, we hit the Spring Equinox.

So even here in the frozen north, spring must be coming.

Right?

Please tell me it is so…

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There are currently 4 responses to “Snow. More snow. Sigh.”

  1. 1 On March 6th, 2009, noreen said:

    I hope there’s only a month left for you. I remember being in Alaska in mid-May and it was cool, but for Alaska quite nice. If it’s any comfort, Western New York has been frigid, until yesterday.

  2. 2 On March 7th, 2009, preTzel said:

    Yes, spring is coming. Soon you’ll be lamenting about the moose that are in your backyard munching on your garden. :)

  3. 3 On March 7th, 2009, D2 said:

    Spring will come. It’s like the moon. When it sets in the West we lament that it’s gone - yet we know it’ll rise again in just a few short hours. The seasons take a little longer, but what ever happens. Spring will come.

  4. 4 On March 9th, 2009, Vinegar Martinis said:

    I’ll trade you in a minute! I want one more snow here! Our March weather is so weird - it’s supposed to be in the 70’s today through Wed but only in the 50’s by Friday and the weekend. No wonder we’re all sick.

    This weekend was gorgeous - sorry, I know you don’t want to hear that - but one thing that always cracks me up is all the people who haul out the flip flops and shorts and act like spring is here! It’s not.

    My neighbor, bless her little heart, gets so excited when it gets somewhat warm, that she immediately starts planting stuff in her yard. And every year, she ends up tearfully yanking up annuals after we get a March freeze.

    Rule of thumb - it ain’t Spring until after Easter - no matter what!

    But I’ll take that snow off your hands any time - just send it on!

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