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Old 04-13-2018, 07:49 AM
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The snow has dropped a fair bit. 3rd wire from the bottom of a 4 wire fence is showing.
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Old 04-13-2018, 07:55 AM
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I just checked out the averages for our river breaking up in Fort McMurray and according to my math for the last 28 years it is on the 20th of April .
Pretty safe to say that ain't happenin' on the 20th this year!
I'm thinking into May this year and that has only happened a few times in the last 100 years!
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Old 04-13-2018, 08:22 AM
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Snowing pretty good in Edmonton.....
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Old 04-13-2018, 09:13 AM
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https://youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
Saw this on the RMR series finale. Thought it applies...
Another one...
https://youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
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Old 04-13-2018, 09:41 AM
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From the weather network:

Friday, April 13, 2018, 9:31 AM - Some records weren't meant to be broken and this, is definitely one of them. The city of Edmonton, Alberta has become the (un)lucky winner of an historic stretch of cold weather. We're talking nearly SIX months of overnight lows below freezing.
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Old 04-13-2018, 12:25 PM
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I havn't paid much attention but I saw my first Robins a few days ago. Actually there were 14 of them, all sitting in one tree looking down at the ground that was covered with about 4 feet of snow.

The melt has been slow but I am getting prepared for lots of water fast. I usually pump the low spots in my yard and run a hose to a slough or low spot in my field. Still about 4 feet of rotten snow in the field so I had to dig a trench so I could stretch out my hose.

Hope that my sloughs do not dry up and the ducks start nesting there again.
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Old 04-14-2018, 11:29 AM
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In my next life I am going to "keep moving south until the butter melts" before I take out a title on a homestead. Got to love Alberta.
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Old 04-14-2018, 11:38 AM
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Flies are flying. Seen some geese flying south Thursday. I figure the said “ **** this noise we’re going home” lol. A little freezing rain last night but the sun is shining and with the wind blowing the way it is I would suspect that the snow will drop substantially. Just in time for more snow forecast for Sunday and Monday. Gonna guess the ol girl will be in the garden June 22.
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Old 04-16-2018, 06:07 PM
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This has to be another day for surrendering, wet snow and slush, Lard tunderin Jesus by.enough is enough.
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Old 04-16-2018, 06:12 PM
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This has to be another day for surrendering, wet snow and slush, Lard tunderin Jesus by.enough is enough.
Yes bye. My 6 km mud bog is very trying on the patience but on the plus side. I'm the tow'er not the tow'ee.
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Old 04-16-2018, 07:25 PM
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The baby gophers are having a good time playing on the drifts. I wish I could get in the field so they would not have such a good time.
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Old 04-17-2018, 06:41 AM
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4" of fresh heavy wet stuff...
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Old 04-17-2018, 11:09 AM
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4" of fresh heavy wet stuff...
Yep! Felt the need to shovel that slush off my back deck and when I finished the front deck was almost clear by the melt.
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Old 04-18-2018, 03:51 PM
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Seen two robins yesterday. The white flag has been lowered and the battle cry has sounded. We’ll get thru this yet. One thing I noticed is there’s geese and swans feeding with the cows. Kinda neat to see them eating together after the bale processer has gone thru.
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I looked to the skies today and a light has blinded me. What is this? I am so confused.

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Old 04-18-2018, 04:13 PM
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I looked to the skies today and a light has blinded me. What is this? I am so confused.

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Reflections from mountains of snow!! Snow blindness can be scary....
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