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Will the Real Spring Please Stand Up?

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According to the groundhogs, we’re supposed to get an early spring. If memory serves, six weeks earlier. And since spring starts on March 16, then the early version should be underway now.

Certainly, we’ve had stabs at it for a bit here and there, but then the wind comes out of the north – there may or may not be a rain and/or snow accompaniment – and reminds us that there are glaciers and icicles way up there.

At least the sun has been shining and the sky has been blue! But I guess the lesson here is that I shouldn’t rely on weather prognosticators, either rodent or human.

Happy weekend.

24 thoughts on “Will the Real Spring Please Stand Up?”

  1. I always joke that if a groundhog does not see his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter. If he sees his shadow, there will be 42 more days of winter. Spring has its own timetable. The warm up is starting here today and will quickly melt our 6 cm of snow. Have a great Saturday Lynette. Allan

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    1. Thanks, Allan.
      Hahaha. 😊 It sure does have its own timetable, especially now with the climate issues we’re having. I’ve been reading some conflicting information about a La Niña effect starting maybe as early as July with the transition starting in March or April. We’ll have to see. Certainly large parts of BC and Alberta could do with cooler temperatures and more moisture. Cheers.

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    1. Thanks, Sue. 😊
      My mother was a fantastic gardener and always went by that rule. She would start in her small greenhouse in March getting everything ready for May. Her flower gardens and vegetable gardens were amazing.

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    1. Hahaha! 😊 The are parts of this country where that may be true (Vancouver Island, for instance) but I wouldn’t count on it! February is notoriously unpredictable. I remember spending a very beautiful March along the coast from Shannon to Galway a few years ago, though. 😊

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    1. For all my posting about spring, I do agree, Wayne. We’re actually a lot better off with a later one. I’ve been reading that in March or April we’re going to start transitioning to a La Niña weather pattern with cooler temperatures and more rain. Fingers crossed.

      Here, we’re apparently out of the drought conditions according to Environment Canada – we have been getting a lot of rain – but of course our January cold snap had a catastrophic effect on the grape vines and some of the fruit trees, especially the cherries.

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        1. Unfortunately, the grapes for ice wine are only exposed to a mild frost, about -2 or -3C. The hard freeze that we had wouldn’t have worked as the grapes would have turned to sludge. Too bad, though!

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          2. Thanks for the link, Wayne. I’ve read that here in the Okanagan, the grapes aren’t even that cold, although it also depends on the type of grape and how much sugar the vintner wants in the final product. Ice wine production is very finicky and has to be precise.

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  7. We’ve been lucky and have had such a mild winter. And yet I’m still impatient for spring to arrive (minus the bugs). We had some snow over the last few days, but temperatures are supposed to climb above freezing next week.

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    1. We’re fortunate that this area is quite free of bugs. We can easily sit on our deck all evening and not see a single one. After the NWT, we feel we’ve earned it – the bugs there might carry you away to their hideout!

      It’s funny how we get itchy for spring even when the winter has been about as easy as it can be!

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