Graham
Venerated Member
I heard today that this mild "winter" has the bulbs sprouting in the Netherlands already, Hans?
It has been an odd one, that's for sure. Here today it was +5, the wife and I and Murphy went for a nice 6k walk in the park.
I actually saw three maple trees loaded with buds, as if they were going to leaf in a week or so. While it is nice to enjoy, I wonder what the long term impact will be? There is already a stomach bug running semi-rampant throughout Canada, probably due in part to the fact that we have not had a deep freeze to kill anything off.
Animals are confused and are starting to mate, which could spell trouble for them if and when a freeze does set in.
Lack of snow and it's subsequant runoff will leave many lakes and watersheds and probably the Great Lakes at even lower levels this year. Shipping was having difficulty in the last couple of years due to lake levels being lower making them lightening the loads on the ships to prevent bottoming, thus requiring more trips to deliver the goods, reducing profits, yada, yada, yada.......
For all of the "good" things about the mild winter I've been enjoying, I don't think the end result is going to be as enjoyable.
Hmmmm, +8 and rain tomorrow...
It has been an odd one, that's for sure. Here today it was +5, the wife and I and Murphy went for a nice 6k walk in the park.
I actually saw three maple trees loaded with buds, as if they were going to leaf in a week or so. While it is nice to enjoy, I wonder what the long term impact will be? There is already a stomach bug running semi-rampant throughout Canada, probably due in part to the fact that we have not had a deep freeze to kill anything off.
Animals are confused and are starting to mate, which could spell trouble for them if and when a freeze does set in.
Lack of snow and it's subsequant runoff will leave many lakes and watersheds and probably the Great Lakes at even lower levels this year. Shipping was having difficulty in the last couple of years due to lake levels being lower making them lightening the loads on the ships to prevent bottoming, thus requiring more trips to deliver the goods, reducing profits, yada, yada, yada.......
For all of the "good" things about the mild winter I've been enjoying, I don't think the end result is going to be as enjoyable.
Hmmmm, +8 and rain tomorrow...