Shoveled about four to five inches of the nice thick heavy stuff last night, then more of the same before leaving for work this morning.
I think I shall go have a word with a certain groundhog
Did have a curios meeting with a robin this morning while shoveling. He was hopping about my front yard, and did not fly away, even when I was within just a couple yards. He was not at all talkative, and was apparently rather put out at my presence. Since I was in a hurry I did not press the matter. After returning from work I noticed he was still in my front yard, but he seemed, well, "heavier" That is when I noticed that the little fellow was staying near an area of lawn that was already exposed by the thaw. It was also on the lower part of a small hill, and was being water logged due to the melt. This was forcing worms to the surface, only to be gobbled up by my plump feathered little friend. Whoever coined the phrase "bird brain" must not have ever watched this little genius. He must have known what was going to happen, and only needed to wait for the meal
I certainly hope he gets a good rest with such a full belly.
The weather channel speaks of more storms on Sunday. Does anyone know how to prepare groundhog?

I've seen a few robins around of late as well; maybe they're wondering what went wrong this spring.

11 inches of fresh wet heavy snow this morning. Unofficially, I think my area has received just about as much snow this April as we did all last winter (which was admittedly far below average).

Does groundhog taste like chicken? Maybe with the right combination of spices, such as sage, it might be tasty.

We got about 6 1/2 inches in the last storm. All after school activities were canceled.

Not to mention there's a big bright yellow thing in the sky today. The sun, I think they call it. A rather rare sight this cloudy month. Maybe I'll get to see some stars tonight.

I think you jinxed it since it was cloudy the next day. It was quite sunny today. We are supposed to get more snow tonight though. When is the last possible day to get snow, gazer?

I love snow but I'm ready for it to be gone. Or at the very least to have more sunny days. Personally, I think someone summoned the White Witch and it is her fault and not the groundhog's.

It was sunny again today; I think everyone in town was out and about to celebrate.

More local trivia: the Twin Cities set a record low temperature for April 20 this morning, at 21F/-6C, breaking a 125-year-old record. But even more worthy of bragging rights is the small town of Embarrass (once again!), which set the all time state record low for the date, at -14F/-26C. Not bad for a month after the spring solstice!

Oh, and another 2-6 inches of snow may fall by Monday evening.

When is the last possible day to get snow, gazer?

The Twin Cities snow season extends to May 28. Hey, as long as we're doing this, what say we break that record too!

Oh, and another 2-6 inches of snow may fall by Monday evening.

We are also looking at another round of sleet and snow that day as well. I'm thankful for the moisture but the selfish side of me is getting really tired of this. I just want to garden!

We have started setting some record cold temperatures with these late cold fronts that keep coming through. We're well past our freeze date now.

Yeah, a nasty frost moved through last night. Killed a lot of the flowers It was only in the low forties yesterday, with wind chills in the low twenties. Definitely winter weather

It's beautiful out right now. Dazzling sunshine. . . but it's still cooler than it looks.

The weather was chilly for the past two days, but today was just beautiful. It is in the upper sixties. It is lovely to wake up to sunshine filtering through the blades. There is a lovely breeze, the birds keep twittering, and our neighbour's windchimes (upwards of 60 in number probably) make a deliciously summery sound. What a nice change. I hope it stays!

More snow falling as I type this. Only positive I can think of is that it will be sixties by the weekend. WEATHERMAN YOU BETTER NOT BE LYING!!!!!!!
It's melting as it hits the ground right now which makes for some mighty heavy snow.

Still more snow, Puddleglum? Wow. We had three or so snowfalls this winter, which was a lot for us, but pretty pitiful compared to what some of you all are dealing with.

Like many of you, we've been having unseasonably cold weather lately. Today was beautiful though, low to mid 70s, I think, and some nice sunshine with a light breeze. A storm system is rolling in tonight, however, which'll drop the temperature about 30 degrees F it looks like! I'm not as keen on going back to such low temps, but as long as it rains I'll get by fine (plus, apparently, it's supposed to warm right back up again within the next couple of days). Even with all the lovely rain we've been having lately, it's still not enough to recover from the drought.

Yup, the snow just keeps on coming. We'll chuckle at this when the temps are in the 90s and the dewpoints are in the 70s.

...which may not be that far off after all. It'll snow tomorrow but by Friday we should have the first 60F (16C) reading of the year - about a month late - with 70s possible over the weekend. That's one disadvantage of a late winter - we skip over spring and go right into summer.

The weather here has had a really split personality these past few days. Thursday our high was 80. Friday was 45. Saturday was 50. Sunday was 60. Yesterday was 60. Today was 75. Tomorrow is 45. Crikey. . . it makes the heat feel hot and the cool feel cold at the same time. Stinkin' fluctuations! I just want nature to make up its mind already.

There's snow... on the ground... in late April. Snow.... We definitely set a new record low overnight last night. That's ok though, it's going to be in the mid 70Fs again here in a couple days, now that all the plants are dead.

6 inches of fresh, wet heavy snow here yesterday morning - but a lot of it melted during the day. Highs remain stuck in the low 40sF/around 5C, but will jump into the season's first 60+ reading Friday and even warmer over the weekend. It may start turning green around here next week.

I saw some coverage of the Kansas snow. Amazing!

The Twin Cities snow season extends to May 28. Hey, as long as we're doing this, what say we break that record too!

Wow. That late. The snow looked so beautiful Tuesday morning that I quite forgave the weather for snowing in April. Apparently, this is the 3rd snowiest April in the Twin Cities.

...And Duluth has notched its snowiest month ever - in April, no less, with 51 inches (1290mm) - and 95 inches (2410mm) just since February 1.

It's not even 11 am local time and the Twin Cities has finally notched its first 60F reading of the season (about a month late). But so much for spring...we are expecting to reach 70F/21C later today.

Reminds me of that old weather joke told around these parts: "Sure, I remember last summer [spring in this case] - it came on a Tuesday and I had to work."

*rimshot*