Shout, everybody, now, Spring is HERE!

One of the advantages of spring is the longer days, which affords me better opportunities for chasing the sun. Yesterday's sunset was glorious, as I was headed home from Yoga practice. The clouds were all jagged and textured on their base, and broken up just enough to allow some brilliant pink crepusclar streaks of light to radiate through, as the ball of fire set beneath the tree line.Oh how I love to sky-gaze!

The weather today was beautiful, so after a 3 hour tour of the doctor's office... grrr... my wonderful groom and I opted for a picnic lunch at a nearby park. It was beautiful, but still a little chilly. We had a great time, doing our thing, playing on the playground equipment. I love the fun we have together!
~Dewdrop

Welcome Spring!!! What took you so long?!

Happy Spring!!! It's about time. Spring has been making itself quite evident in my neck of the woods, with several flowers and trees starting to bloom, a thick layer of fog on our cars and in the air, and the much more reasonable temperatures. Spring is my absolute favorite season, and that's not just because of the weather prospects. Yes, Spring marks the official end of a long SDS season. Severe weather, though so far, quite mild, should pick up as days go by. What I enjoy, in addition to that, though, is the beautiful demonstration of new life, new growth, new beginnings... as flowers awaken from their winter slumber and shout in their vibrant colors announcing spring's arrival.Spring is definitely upon us... of course, don't say that to the Atlanta/Chattanooga/Huntsville/Birmingham areas, currently being snowed on, or to Dallas, digging out from under a significant snow event. All I can say is... BETTER YOU THAN ME!!!

Weather prospects aren't lining up with Spring's arrival as many chasers might hope. My wonderful groom and I are hoping for a chasetunity for our anniversary this year. We'll see how that pans out. Wouldn't that be wonderful?! So far, nothing lined up with any degree of certainty.

Have a beautiful day!!!
~Dewdrop

Losing time

Just when you thought you didn't have enough time in your day, a thrust earthquake knocks the earth off its axis robbing us of the one thing we can never seem to get enough of... TIME! The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in the wee hours of the morning Saturday, stealing the lives of more than 800 lives also shortened the day, by what scientists estimate to be about 1.26 millionths of a second. It's really not a material difference at all, but it is fascinating to me.

Article about the earth losing time

On a less global scale, folks on the north side of Georgia are digging their way out of, yet another, snow storm. Snow fell all day long in some parts of Georgia yesterday, closing schools and roads, again. This is data from Georgia's CoCoRaHS snow data. When we were training for CoCoRaHS, we sort of skimmed over the snow part of the training. I'm not certain I could even tell you what to do... it's never really been an issue, but those folks in the northern part of the state are having to break open their training manuals and see what to do with all this snow. These winter storms are getting old. Fortunately, despite the cold temperatures, spring is starting to blossom in the area as Japanese magnolia trees come to life in a sea of purple, amidst all the brown dreariness. Come on spring!!!

Have a beautiful day!
~Dewdrop

Beautiful Springlike Weather... in December

OK, yes, beautiful weather, and no, I still don't have my Christmas decorations up outside... Perhaps today, and then I will take pics of it to post... I am leaning toward just skipping it this year because it is such a hassle, but Mini-Dew would have a caniption. (btw, I took the pic back in October)

Speaking of this gorgeous weather, looks like it has grown roots in this area. That ridge has settled over us nicely, providing these unseasonably warm temps, warding off all possibly cold fronts... One comes close on Friday's models, but the ridge is strong, and it looks like a couple of lows could form from that, which means that Friday through Sunday (perfect chase days) chance POPS have entered the forecast. I will keep you updated. Should have a few days of approaching record temps in the area. Merry Christmas.

I am going to start my day...

Happy Sunday,
~Dewdrop