Can This Really be March?

It is 76 degrees right now at 3:45 p.m. CST. Our normal temperature for this time of the year would be about 40. We have been having these wonderful warm temperatures all week and are going to have more of them yet. We usually have a good layer of snow on the ground too but we have no snow at all. They are talking a few occasional rain showers later in the week but that is all. What a wonderful Winter!!!

Winter?

You almost have to pinch yourself to see if you are dreaming. We live in Iowa, the land of snow and ice and high winds in the winter. Lots of shoveling, snow moving, and freezing weather. But so far this weather is almost like early Spring. We have no snow at all and the temperatures have been in the 40's a great deal of the time. It is already 31 degrees and headed for the 40's again. Believe me, I am not complaining. It means that after this week, we will have about 2 1/2 months of winter behind us and without snow and below zero temperatures, we absolutely love it. I know it's bad for the snowmobilers and people who move snow are hurting for income but we just have to enjoy it while we can because we know it isn't going to last until Spring.

Is This Really Winter?

Here it is December 27 and we don't have any snow. Believe me, I am not complaining and I wish it could stay this way all winter. Places like Texas are getting snow that never get snow and they can have our share as far as I am concerned. We only have had to scoop a little snow once and now it is all melted away. With November and December being so good that cuts 2 months off our long winters. I sure hope we don't get a lot of snow after the New Year.