It has been so snowy, that Environment Canada in their January weather review said that Southern Ontario has been subjected to "death by a thousand flurries". The only thing that gives me hope, is that one of the senior climatologists did an analysis of the accuracy of Wiarton Willie's pronouncements, and they're no better than a coin toss - 50%. Fingers crossed he's having an off year.
The Town of Oakville appears to have purchased some fancy new snow removal equipment. Notice this nasty dark lumpy formation on my lawn (and I'm afraid garden). Well, it is street snow that is laden with salt and some sanding chemical from the road. Before the sidewalk guy and the street plow would just try to wear the snow out tossing it from one position to the other. Unfortunately it looks like either street man, or sidewalk man now has the power to blow the disgusting stuff right up and onto our properties - sort of half wondering if I can attack it with a shovel, and toss it on the road before it all melts and gets into the garden.
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We got about 1 inch of snow today and the city nearly came to a standstill! Temps -1% very cold for us.
That does not look good dumping all that snow and salt on to anyones garden.
Love the little red hydrant!
Let's hope Willie is wrong. I can see that snow which lingers will lose its novelty - especially if road snow ends up on your garden!
I have officially stopped wishing for snow! Death by a thousand flurries has cured me completely. I hope your rodent is wrong and that spring arrives early and gently. gail
It is snowing here today so perhaps we also can get some winter this year.
My Haberlea is growing on the north side of a stonewall.
Birgitta
Peggy, that does sound very cold for you. Hope that snow is all but a memory today!
E.G. We're expected to have rain this w/e. Perhaps an early spring is on the horizon?
Gail, looking at all your wonderful pictures of bare soil is keeping me going - I'm just hoping that I'll be able to see the ground - so nice to know that it's still there.
Birgitta, Thanks for the information on the Haberlea - hard to think of you only getting snow now.
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