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Thoughts For Thursday. #7
Good morning everyone! It is another one of those bitterly cold days here. The temperature is sitting at a balmy -38F (-39C) this morning, though it is supposed to warm up to -6F (-21C) by this afternoon. However, it will not be quite as cold tonight as the clouds return and give us another 2 inches of snow. Saturday we get even more snow, then it is a return to cold weather for all of next week. We do not normally get this kind of cold weather in February, sometimes in the first week, but not this late in the month.
It has been a cold winter. That makes the winter feel so much longer. And with all this snow we have, it will undoubtedly be a late spring this year. The only way that will change would be to get some extraordinarily warm weather, and that does not normally happen. Oh well. Early or late, we will get it when it comes. But I do hope it melts fast. Whenever we get those slow spring melts it means dealing with lots of ice for the whole month of April. And that is dangerous for people like me.
My window is completely frosted again this morning so I cannot see the bird feeders at all. But there is a lot of activity out there. Impossible to count the birds though unless I go outside, which I really don’t want to do at the moment. But there are no more than a dozen pine grosbeaks, if that many. Probably 2 dozen evening grosbeaks. Even the redpoll numbers have dropped, though I’m sure there are still more than a hundred of them. Chickadee and nuthatch numbers remain steady. I have not seen or heard a blue jay this morning.
The sun is shining brilliantly, the sky is a vivid blue. It does not appear to be any wind at all, it was calm when I put seeds out for the birds earlier. The days are getting ever longer which is so nice. I could see the daylight beginning at 6:30 this morning. The redpolls were here by 6:45. The chickadees shortly after that. The pictures today are a continuing look at my winter path to the river. There is more snow now than when those pictures were taken. Thank you for joining Muffin and I this morning. Sorry there is not much happening these days. Have a most wonderful day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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How beautiful!
The north has been getting a lot of bad weather recently.. I hope it hasn’t caused you too many issues. I know that cold can be hard on your body so just try to keep warm!
Temperatures here hit 70F yesterday and are supposed to be around 60-65F today. It’s crazy but Mother Nature does as she pleases.
Take care!
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Yes, cold weather is definitely hard on the body, it just stiffens me right up and increases my pain considerably. It’s not even that warm inside these days. A nice thick soft blanket and Muffin curled up with me helps a lot though.
Oh my, those temps sound so nice Sheri! It will be months before we see them! Enjoy the warm weather and have a great evening!😀😺🌙☕☕❄❄❄❄
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I’m sorry to hear that.. once that kind of cold gets in your bones, there’s just no ignoring it. I’ll be sending lots of warm, healing thoughts to you and Muffin.
And it is nice here but, also, a little concerning. It’s way too early in the year to be seeing temps like these.. I will enjoy it while it lasts though.
Have a lovely weekend! 😸💕
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it’s always a welcome sign when the days get longer…
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Yes, even though there is still much winter ahead, it still feels better with longer days.
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it’s all part of the process…
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So true!
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Beautiful pictures of the snow. I wish we would get some! Blessings, Steve!
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I wish I could send you some of ours Cindy! Have a great evening, God bless!😀😺🌙☕☕
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Have a wonderful day, Steve and Muffin and stay warm. It is -26 F here in the Far North. Our winters are the longest season. Although we have increasing daylight, it is cold.We have a world championship ice carving contest with huge blocks of ice carved out of clear ice that are beautiful and will last outdoors for a month. Cold does have its advantages! ☃️ Blessings!
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We usually have a snow carving competition here but for some reason it was cancelled this year, first time since they started it years ago. Unfortunately it is usually done in early March and some years they only last a week or so before it starts melting. I don’t think that would be a problem this year though, looks like it will stay cold for a while yet. Yes, winter is definitely our longest season too, normally 6 months, but it can be as short as 5 or as long as 7 months. This year it started late and if it goes to the end of April which is likely, that will make it close to 6 months. Those ice sculptures would be nice to see, especially if it was warm!😂😹
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Warm and ice sculptures don’t go well together. We joke about 9 months of winter but hope for 8. I have had snow on the ground since mid September. The leaves pop out in mid May and start turning and falling in late August. Hope you have an early break up all of our rivers and lakes are frozen . Have a great evening and stay warm!
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Oh my, too long for me, I would go crazy, or perhaps I should say, crazier! Yep, everything is very much frozen here, the lakes will likely be late opening this year. Our river never freezes though, no matter how cold it gets. But that is just this upper part, about a quarter mile past where I go to the river it begins to freeze over, though the ice is not so good. Just too much current here so it keeps the river from freezing.🙂
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Snow decorated the path beautifully, how is the day now? -6f? it supposed to get warmer isn’t it? why cold?🤔 Cover yourself and stay warm or you can hug Muffin a bit tight If she feels okay 😁😅. Enjoy the beauty of this cold Weather and have a good day ✨🥳🥳
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I tried to enjoy the beauty of the day, but I turned into a Stevecycle, covered with ice from head to toe! Took an hour to thaw me out once I got back inside! Poor Muffin had to drag me over to the heater and then rotate me so I wouldn’t cook too much on one side! It made it to -8F. And it’s going to stay cold for at least a week,🥶😬🙀 except a bit warmer on Saturday when it snows,🙄❄❄❄ then back to cold. Apparently March is supposed to be colder than normal too! Oh me!🥶🙀😳😲❄❄❄
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OMG, What did you do? why? hope you feel better now. How did you end up inside snow 🧐🤔. Thanks Muffin for keeping him warm. Oh the days ahead are cold blooded 😐 stay warm as possible.😉🤗🤗
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The wind blew snow off the roof and covered me!😳⛄ There is a lot of snow on the roof right now, I hope the roof is strong enough to hold it, snow has a lot of weight! I think I will be staying inside a lot next week!🥶🙀 Have a nice warm evening Simon!😁🌙😺😴
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That is bad, hope you didn’t hurt during this time. Are you safe? stay safe. and Try to move somewhere if you feel the roof won’t hold much snow. Hope you had a warm day 💖
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Not exactly a warm day, unless -12C is warm. I’m fine, didn’t get hurt, just got cold. Nowhere to go, just have to hope the roof will be fine. Have a great day Simon!😁😺🌞
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oops! that’s bad. How do you feel now? better? Stay safe and have an alternative room☺️Have a great Morning ✨🤗
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Good thing that Muffin takes good care of you ! Yes, we are to be in blizzard conditions tomorrow…hope it passes us by…rest peaceably ! 🙂😻❄️❄️❄️😴
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Yep, it is going to be very strong winds with this one, but not much snow, but out your way it doesn’t take much snow to create a blizzard! Have a great night!😀😻🌙😴❄❄
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