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Title: Could it be spring?
Post by: David Paterson on February 19, 2017, 23:01:23
BBC weather people have been warbling for the past week about an "early spring". This seems wildly optimistic . . . . but the snow has gone from our hills.
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: simato73 on February 19, 2017, 23:11:43
BBC weather people have been warbling for the past week about an "early spring". This seems wildly optimistic . . . . but the snow has gone from our hills.

Nice picture, from one of your usual spots, and yes, it smells of spring.
People usually are happy to hear that spring is (may be) coming.
Not me, at least this year. This winter has been totally underwhelming, and I still hope there will be a lash at its tail end.
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Randy Stout on February 19, 2017, 23:27:17
David:

Similar lack of snow here in Michigan, upper 50s all this week. 

I enjoyed your image.  Have been watching the "Shetland" TV series and see the similarities.  I understand most of the series has been filmed on the Scottish mainland,k with some specific stuff at Lerwick.

I would struggle not having trees.

Cheers

Randy
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Akira on February 19, 2017, 23:41:51
Pleasant image, Dave.

Interestingly the temperature here in Tokyo doesn't go as low as the weather forecast tells.  That said, it is not rare that we have heaviest snowfalls around the beginning of March.  So, I'll stay "hoped" (as guy born in Sapporo!).
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: David Paterson on February 20, 2017, 10:51:07
Thanks for the kind comments, Simone, Randy and Akira.

Randy - I don't know of that series - I'll Google it. Shetland has very few trees but Scotland has plenty, though the hills are bare.
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: stenrasmussen on February 20, 2017, 11:37:08
With the global warming I think what we experience is how sensitive the "around 0°C" regions you and I live in are to slight temperature increases.
My girlfriend and I visited the local arboretum yesterday and more than one species of trees were in spring mode so to speak.
Here's a shot from the trip (low quality):
 
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Akira on February 20, 2017, 11:56:21
Pretty flower, Sten!

Now we have rain and storm, and it is very warm...
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Erik Lund on February 20, 2017, 12:36:26
Wonderful landscape even though it appears to be too warm,,, Thanks Dave

Sten your Bokeh is,,, strange.
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: stenrasmussen on February 20, 2017, 15:10:55
Wonderful landscape even though it appears to be too warm,,, Thanks Dave

Sten your Bokeh is,,, strange.

Bokeh...yep, that's contrast enhanced mobile photography for ya  ;D
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Erik Lund on February 20, 2017, 16:48:33
HaHa so that's how the future looks like ie. that's where we are heading according to a recent very popular thread,,, OMG   ;D :o

Sorry for the off topic  ::)
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: David Paterson on February 20, 2017, 23:01:46
Thank-you, Erik, Sten and Akira. There certainly seems to be a lot of hot air around at present, mostly coming from the USA . . . .   ::)
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Mikes on February 21, 2017, 01:44:18
It does indeed look like an early spring - lovely landscape, Dave.

Spring is not quite here in the Hakuba Valley, Japan - this was taken just last week. And another metre of snow is predicted for this week!

Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: the solitaire on February 21, 2017, 08:32:50
3 hours worth of snow here in Northrhine Westfalia, Germany. Then it was back to rain and temperatures that allow me to wear a t-shirt rather then a warm jacket
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Erik Lund on February 21, 2017, 11:26:22
Wow looks like a lot of snow there Mike :)
We didn't have much so far,,,
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Akira on February 21, 2017, 11:46:38
Mike, that looks much more familiar to me than Dave's beautiful landscape.  :D

Erik, the snow in the area in Japan is generally very wet and heavy.
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on February 21, 2017, 20:13:26
Since the start of 20176 Houston has already seen a few days of 30C weather.  We also had one hard freeze of -4C.  That has left a lot of brown leaves around. 
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: David Paterson on February 21, 2017, 23:52:30
Thanks, Mike, Buddy and Ron and Akira and Erik for keeping this pot boiling.

Ron - to get +30 and -4 in the same season is some kind of weird; we don't get these extremes - minus 4 yes, plenty; but +30 in winter? Not in my lifetime.

Mike - I've seen that kind of snow a few times in Japan and I like it; but when it happens you are best not to want to get anywhere in a hurry. (Sally is still frisking around like a puppy, btw.)

Meanwhile, today in Killin was very warm, wet and windy, as will tomorrow be; snow is forecast for Thursday.
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Mikes on February 22, 2017, 01:45:30
Sally is still frisking around like a puppy, btw.

That's good news, Dave. May it continue.
Title: Re: Could it be spring?
Post by: Woodley Willie on March 05, 2017, 16:31:41
Please delete this, thanks