We had about 36 hours of thawing, where the temps were near 50* and there was a nice wind during most of that time, The wind is critical for thawing as it moves the cold that the snow emits. These pictures were taken late afternoon on 2/24/21. The thaw lasted until morning of 2/25, where the temps were in the low 40's. But with the wind abating overnight, it doesn't look much different.
Most of the ice build up is gone from the paths, but there is still a bit left near the gate that leads to the big compost bin
This picture, shows the thawing that went on. Not that you can tell without a before picture. We had received 3-4" of snow the previous day and you can tell most of it melted because of the birdseed detritus below the porch. That is where I dump the seed shells from the small platform feeder on the porch rail, so that is at least a couple of days of leavings.
The thawing event was the first for over a month according to the local news.
Since about mid-day 2/25, the temps have been below freezing. Snow is expected this morning, then it should turn to rain as the temps try to get back up to the mid 30's this afternoon and the 40's tomorrow. We will be back in the deep freeze with single digit overnight temps for Monday.
You live in deep-freeze country. It will be a while before you can start gardening, won't it?
I'm starting to do my outdoor spring cleanup. Mostly to accustom my "muscles" to that type of activity, after I buried our garbage, yesterday, I planted a redbud sprig out by the utility boxes - where I had the redbud clump removed last year. The turkeys keep scratching the mulch and leaves from around my planting areas into the grass or concrete. Today, I plan to scrub the back deck to rid it of the bird poop from the 12 days of deep freeze that we experienced - during which the birds flocked to our feeders and heated bird bath.
Posted by: Cop Car | February 27, 2021 at 08:44 AM
I'll enjoy seeing pictures of the new redbud in the future!
Posted by: bogie | March 01, 2021 at 03:11 AM
You cheeky devil, you. I may not/probably won't live long enough to see it bloom. The sprig is about 10" tall. I think the old Greek proverb applies to old women, too.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. – Greek proverb
OTOH: This month (March), Hillside is supposed to plant two trees in our back yard that may produce blooms for me to enjoy - a redbud and a cherry.
Posted by: Cop Car | March 01, 2021 at 08:37 AM