In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Yay!
> >
> > It's snowing for the second time today. After last Summer's
> > unbelievable drought conditions, it's nice to see. There for awhile,
> > CO and KS were the two most drought stricken states in the union. A
> > snowfall map, posted online last Fall, predicted NV, UT, and CO would
> > get the most heavy snows, this Winter. NV fell behind, but CO and UT
> > are right on schedule. This is awsome, as the water flow in the
> > Arkansas R has doubled in the last 4 days, jes like it's supposed to.
> > Last Summer, the river never did rise. Not one bit. It typically
> > rises about 2 ft during Spring runoff.
> >
> > It snowed 3" here in the "banana belt", early this morning and it
> > melted away. It's snowing again, now, and supposed to snow more,
> > tonight. Wow! Jes now saw a big ol' badger running along the river
> > bank across the river and yesterday saw the first rafters of the
> > season. Colder'n the dickens. Might have known, as I jes put winter
> > toggs in storage. No prob. It'll be 65F in two days.
> >
> > Yay!
> >
> > nb
>
> I am sick of this wacky weather! No snow here and really not much to speak
> of for the year. I think we had one or two days of a few light flakes and
> one day where it stuck for a few hours. But there sure has been ice on my
> van windows overnight and it's darned cold! I have a long sleeved thermal
> top on today. Supposed to be in the 80's over the weekend but I shall
> believe that when I see it.

You'd best be believing it now... It feels more like August than May.
There has been a steady stream of kayakers, stand-up paddleboarders, and
canoers going by today on the river. We didn't need to go to the Opening
Day Boat Parade yesterday (except to watch the dragon boats and crew
races).

Cindy

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