View from kitchen window on January 4, 2003 ©Cadence Purdy
In the spirit of cold climate one-upmanship, let me direct your attention to the
Snowfall Averages compiled by the National Climatic Data Center. (Sorry, I don’t have Canadian data handy.) Unless your yearly snowfall is in the triple digits, you might as well give up on bragging rights. But you can get a good idea of whether you have a good reason to whine or not. The above photo was taken early in 2003, and doesn’t reflect my current weather. Right now it is snowing but not sticking to the road. We have four or five inches on the ground.
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About the Author
Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.
In the end, this may be the most important thing about frost: Frost slows us down. In spring, it tempers our eagerness. In fall, it brings closure and rest. In our gotta-go world–where every nanosecond seems to count–slowness can be a great gift. So rather than see Jack Frost as an adversary, you could choose to greet him as a friend.
~Philip Harnden
in
A Gardener’s Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend the Spring and Fall Seasons
The picture is really amazing. We’ve here, over in Germany, only a small blanket of snow. Wish you guys a good time!
It’s so beautiful to see. I can’t imagine dealing with it. Do you dig a tunnel to your car?
It’s never been that deep! I suppose the photo gives the wrong impression. Usually when we are expecting a major snowfall, my boys/young men shovel more than once.
Nice Picture, I am a little south of Binghamton on rt.17 (I-86) Your in a whole different snow belt than we are. We do get our share though, at least my shovel thinks so. I guess Virginia got all of ours this time! Peace and Prosperity to you and yours this Holiday Season!!!!
Regards,
Rich
Good info. Very, very little snowfall for us. Paltry in fact, but that’s a-okay.~~Dee
Kathy, It’s so beautiful and cold~~It has been years since we saw any record snowfalls in Nashville. We ,did have record rains in October…gail
Beautiful photo, thanks!
We’ve had two record winters in a row – both over 100″ of snow – and back in ’96-’97, 178″. Roofs were generally not designed here for such a load, so most folks shovel them off once or twice. Hopefully we don’t get another one of these for a number of years!
About halfway down the page below is a slideshow of last winter’s snow:
http://clearwaterlandscapes.com/profile.htm
Beautiful photo. With that much snow, our schools would be closed for a month! H.
Oh, so comparitively I have more snow than you do! Mine also will not be melting until March or so probably but I’m glad I have a thick blanket to cover my septic system. If it could just kindly fall away from my sidewalks and driveway I wouldn’t have a reason to complain…
What a great photo. When I read that it was taken from your kitchen window, it was like I was suddenly standing there, and I felt both chilled and fascinated. Such a scene is so alien to me, here in SoCA, it might be on another planet. On the other hand, we don’t really have seasons, so this inspires a little bit of longing.