Category Archives: Weather

Happy 1st Day of Spring!

Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 7:15 pm by SusanB

Hello, Spring! The birds are chirping. Tender green shoots of grass are sprouting. New leaves are forming on the trees. Wait a minute! Someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that today is the 1st day of Spring. She sent us … Continue reading →

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No More Snow, Please

Posted on Saturday, March 2, 2013 @ 8:38 pm by SusanB

Dear Mother Nature, Two major snow storms in less than 6 days is enough. Please do not send any more snow that requires snowplows, snow blowers, snow shovels and ice melt to make roads, driveways and sidewalks passable. Thank You! … Continue reading →

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Digging Out

Posted on Friday, February 22, 2013 @ 10:24 pm by SusanB

Did you hear that a major winter storm hit the Midwestern United States yesterday? The metro Kansas City area was smack dab in the middle of that storm’s path. Schools and many businesses closed for the day. Snow started falling … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Winter!

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 @ 8:57 pm by SusanB

The calendar says Spring is 6 days away, but Mother Nature thinks differently. The rhododendron has lavender flower buds and the bare spirea branches are sprouting leaves. Further evidence that Spring is here: the vinca is blooming and sprouting new … Continue reading →

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Snow Fun

Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2012 @ 7:22 pm by SusanB

Seems like my phone always rings at lunch time! Usually it’s a telemarketer for one of several charities that call on a regular basis hoping I’ll change my mind and agree to donate. Monday’s lunch time caller was my neighbor. … Continue reading →

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Spring Break

Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 7:18 pm by SusanB

Less than a week after it officially began, Spring decided to take a Break. Temperatures hovered around freezing this weekend and precipitation assumed a frozen form. This was the view from my back door at 9 am this morning. By … Continue reading →

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