To Make Up for My Slothiness...

 I brought you some flowers.

10,000 Pardons... Again

Once again, I have become negligent in my blogging duties. I am awash in shame and self-loathing. I fear preoccupation and laziness are to blame. Be assured, I shall return...

 

Dig-Out Day, or an Attempt Thereof

So HamsterFans, it's dig-out day here in the nation's capital. Our conservatory is high enough so as to afford a nice perch to watch the attempts. Apparently there is an ice layer in with the snow, which affords a greater challenge--especially for those who have no idea what they're doing in the first place. Twice we've seen people banging against windshields  or car bodies with the blunt end of a snow scraper--likely not a recommended procedure in their owner's manuals. A few cars made it half way out of their parking spaces, only to be abandoned in the attempt. Some poor souls are out there for a second day, with about as much luck.

Some very clever folk put plastic sheets over their vehicles, apparently not knowing how much snow weighs, or perhaps intending just to wait for a thaw? Haven't seen any go to their cars yet...

Weather update

Well, it wasn't quite as bad as predicted here. I was watching the weather radar from time to time, and several times a hole appeared in the storm right around DC. Maybe Marjorie Taylor Greene was right and we do control the weather. Of course, since we don't get much snow here and people don't know what to do, there is a fair amount of panic and local news announcing the end of civilization. Still, it's 18º (-8ºC) out there, feels like 5º (-15ºC) with a wind at 12-24mph (20-38kph). What ya might call a tad brisk.

The Return of the Luscious Lillies

Weather Report

Well, yesterday was in the mid 50's (10 C) and sunny.  Saturday evening, a severe winter storm moves in and the highs will be like 24 (-5 C) with freezing rain, ice, and snow accumulations from 5-10" (13-25 cm).  And that is why many hold that this part of the country has the most refreshing climate in the world...

   

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