Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Wednesday morning

It's Recyclables Day!


It's 19.2 degrees. No new snow.


there's nothing on the doppler, and WKTV says:

"Sunny and nice today!
Enjoy it folks. We're looking for a high near 32."

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But perhaps March is coming in like a lion?

"A cold night is on the way for tonight as temperatures fall back to near 10 under partly cloudy skies. Clouds will increase tomorrow but it will remain dry through late afternoon as a storm slowly draws near. Wet snow and sleet will break out tomorrow evening and will transition over to freezing rain overnight. We'll have to watch for at least the potential of significant icing by early Friday."

Farmers Almanac says much the same, but with fewer words.

Whether it's shining or snowing, this is when I start looking for Pussy Willows and put a wreath of them on the front door.



According to an old Polish legend, many springtimes ago a mother cat was crying at the bank of the river in which her kittens were drowning. The willows at the river's edge longed to help her, so they swept their long graceful branches into the waters to rescue the tiny kittens who had fallen into the river while chasing butterflies. The kittens gripped on tightly to their branches and were safely brought to shore. Each springtime since, goes the legend, the willow branches sprout tiny fur-like buds at their tips where the tiny kittens once clung.