Wednesday, March 6, 2013

I Hate February Because...

After an abby-normally dry and warm winter, I was just starting to get excited about this...


and this...






And even this...





And what I got over the course of this schizophrenic month, which started out with sunny skies, spring-like temps and almost zero winter precipitation up to that point, was well over thirty inches of this...


I know we desperately needed the moisture, but it doesn't make it suck any less. Is it too much to ask for a little balance to the winter experience? Where the hell was all this snow back in November and December and January, when the dogs and I were pouring sweat and sucking dust? The only potential silver lining is that it will help jump-start the spring green-up, which in turn will certainly help out nesting quail, provided any survived...

4 comments:

  1. It's easy to say this looking at the picture and not shoveling, driving or tromping through it, but it sure is pretty.

    I can see your point about moderation, though.

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  2. I hate to say, but you posted a 'I hate February' entry in March... I'm jus' sayin'

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  3. That's because I dislike the month so much I just can't let it go.frikkin' February, good riddance...

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  4. March ain't much better; woke up to 6-8" of new snow and 30 mph winds on Sunday morning.

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