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    Finally it has started to rain new leaves are coming out and my favorite wild flower is blooming the "Spider wort" It is a royal blue with two little yellow dots and grows in wet areas. I plant them in big clusters in my yard. The Florida Privet has its fruits on the tree and the birds go crazy eating them. I try to have as many bushes and trees that produce fruit for birds.Birds get very territorial and at times I will have gangs of jays, mocking birds. wax wings, cat birds and orioles all eating and chasing each other. Plus lots and lots of butterflies and bees. We of course have started to warm up almost hitting 90 for several days. Thank goodness we are getting probably our last true cold front on Tuesday it will drop into the 50's and I plan to go to Loop Road which takes you through 40 miles of Everglades. I wrote a poem about Loop Road in the early days of the Poetry thread. I hope I get the new "Going to Terrapin" in time for the trip. And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee
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    OHIO/ THE HEART OF IT ALL
    Only in Ohio!! Yesterday, 65, today 49, man, Ohios weather is rediculious, on Monday there callin for snow.... Goin where the climaste suits my cloths!! Peace- Moye
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    and it's been over a day since any posts so let's see...hmm, well, a cold front has pushed through and the sun is out, a little windy, temp. just over 50 degrees. The ospreys are back and you can see em flying back to their nests with big sticks and stuff, they tend to use the same nests each year but build back up any damage winter storms may have caused. They fish in the ocean and the river. Saw one sittin up in a tree last year with a salmon! Speaking of which, springer salmon are starting to show up and people have been catching them for a couple weeks. Grass is green, flowers and bushes blooming and trees budding. goin where the wind goes bloomin like a red rose
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    cloudy and cool
    a good day for cookies and cake!
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    in the low 50's
    in the afternoon, but wet......then at about 10pm it started to snow....was a little on the ground still this a.m.....winter is holding on by it's nails here in western washington
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    rain then snow
    newmanat least thats what the weatherman says just really foggy here at Lake Desolation,saratoga,ny cant wait till the 21st Buffalo!
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    spring is in the air
    it is starting to warm up just about in the 50's...of course since i have a new snowboard...i guess i will have to hit the appalachian trail..well at least some of it
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    wow, no rain for three months!
    Bobba, where are you? It's a beautiful spring day in Oakland and everything's still very green and clean because we've had a ton of rain over the last month or so. We could always use more however.
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    55 to 60 degrees.....
    Finally, startin to warm up, spring is finally arriving!Peace- Moye
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    Sunny and cool 60-80Too dry
    Sunny and cool 60-80 Too dry no rain in almost 3 months. And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee
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Submitted by marye on Fri, 01/22/2016 - 08:24

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No complaints from me, but I don't live in the flood zone either. Be careful out there!
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Submitted by unkle sam on Fri, 01/22/2016 - 11:52

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got about 6 inches in the mountains of NC, about a half inch of ice under the snow. Shoveled it up and dug out the car, roads are ok, but there will be ice. Still slightly snowing here but is winding down, not the 12 to 18 inches they had projected.
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Submitted by marye on Fri, 01/22/2016 - 14:49

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if you can avoid driving in this, it's a good idea. I got a flat yesterday so had to go to Costco today to get a replacement, and the freeway was such a mess coming home that I was really glad to have the good tires. Even gladder to be home and not have to go out again. This rain does take me back to a whole lot of getting soaked outside the Henry J.
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Sun, 02/14/2016 - 04:58

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At least I can say that. There has been a short stretch of sub-zero temps and even more frigid wind chills. Unfortunately, there has not been much in the way of snow again this winter. I essentially have to head north or to higher elevations if I want to experience any deep snow. We only have 5" of snow cover at the moment! We're also looking at the potential for mid-40 degree weather and rain for the latter part of next week which should essentially obliterate the little we currently have. I guess Punxatawny Phil was right... On a positive note, I was able to get one of my old snowshoes repaired for only $20. The crampon was broke. It's amazing how difficult those parts can be to track down! The snow shoe companies really have planned obsolescence down to a "t"! Thanks to my perseverance and stick-to-itiveness I have a real nice set for backup. And on another positive note, I have at the moment reservations for Sedgwick, CO and 2 nights in Denver for Spring Break. And, a little bit later I will set the reservation for 2 or 3 nights at Estes Park, which is just a stones throw from the Colorado Rockies wilderness and paradise for a snowshoer like me. There's not much I'd rather be doing on the first day of spring than snowshoeing in the Colorado Rockies.
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 18:34

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Snowshoed today and it was great! (if a little shallow on the snow) At least it was cold enough. Was able to spot a kingfisher, a screaming red-tailed hawk, a beaver den and various other mammal tracks...
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 05:26

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Funny, my nickname used to be 'ski-man' but I was never a skier. On another tangentially related note, I just supported the Rex Foundation! There is a t-shirt available over at Nancy's Yogurt and all proceeds benefit the Rex Foundation. It's thanks to you for including the website... :-) http://nancys-yogurt.myshopify.com/products/nancy-s-yogurt-sunshine-day… http://www.rexfoundation.org/support-rex/
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Mon, 12/19/2016 - 05:08

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...on the button. It may have actually been colder at a point. Not to mention there's about a foot of fresh, light airy powder snow and nary a breeze. The weather conditions made for several wonderful snowshoe treks at some of my favorite haunts yesterday!
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Submitted by Gr8fulTed on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 05:34

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Chilly start at the ski area yesterday: much more pleasant at +14 F this morning. Maybe I'll be able to change my long john's!
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Submitted by _ on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 09:01

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snow to freezing rain...but a warmup is on the horizon, finally. Time for a summer tour...
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 10:28

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...what possessed me to go mtn biking in a blizzard yesterday, but I did. Did some snowshoeing too this past weekend. Colder than a witch's nipple, it was...
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Submitted by liketohike on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 11:19

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Currently raining and sunny in STL...par for the course...Looking for the Rainbow, I know it's around here somewhere...
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Wed, 02/17/2021 - 03:36

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WTF? At least Spring's a month away anyway. :-)

P.S. I'm not a robot.