It's quite a contrast, Seattle and Butte at this time of year. Seattle is in the beginning of Summer, there was a day of 84f while I was there. The high yesterday in Butte was 40, with showers of rain mixed with snow. The grass is green, no flowers are up yet, and only some of the trees are starting to show leaves. My big lilac bush out back is starting to show green leaves. The flower groups will bloom mid-June.
Kids and Grands are fine, Fiona finally started putting on weight, in the last couple months she's gained 5 lbs, more than she's gained in two years. Will post pics of her later.
Hope this finds all of you well and prospering.
Good news about Fiona. Enjoy your spring-obviously it is a delayed pleasure in the mountains. Some of the Sierra got hit with more snow at the end of the week. We've had another inch and half of rain in May, quite unusual.
ReplyDeleteBe well.
It's telling that despite the higher than usual snowfall during the winter in the cascades, over half of WA is considered to be in danger of severe drought this summer.
Deleteits been a long time commmng x
ReplyDeleteNo kidding, and it has a tenuous hold at the moment, 1 degree C this morning.
DeleteHighs in the 50's here at midweek, back up to the 70's by the weekend. Butte is looking green.
ReplyDeleteThe lawns are, and the trees will in a few weeks if it warms up. 34f here this morning.
DeleteWhat?! No snow? I thought spring didn't arrive in the mountains until June. Oh, wait...this must be what an early spring in Butte looks like. Looking forward to pics of Fiona - and the lilac! Glad you made it back home.
ReplyDeleteOh, the snow isn't over, Martha. We'll still get a few snowfalls, usually the last is in early June. Won't stick, just a reminder that it's never more than a couple months away.
DeleteIt's greening up nicely here, and it's nice to look at spring green leaves. You know, the fresh ones, before the dust and heat of summer change them.
ReplyDeleteGood for Fiona; looking forward to pictures of her.
Glad we don't get bad summer heat (so far), most days are high 70's, occasional 90. It always cools off at night, dropping 30 degrees or more. It's the altitude, we're at 6K feet.
DeleteI guess you get to witness two springs.
ReplyDeleteYep, this one is slow in coming, 34f outside this morning at 6.
DeleteI'm glad to see you posting here Mike. Enjoy your well earned spring!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you too, Jennifer. Hope your summer goes well. I know I have long periods when I don't post, but that comes with other stuff in my life.
DeleteHere the grass is green (finally) the flowers is riz and my lawnmower quit. :(
ReplyDeleteIt's telling you something, Ray. Maybe find a neighbor with a kid.......
DeleteIt's been reaching 90 some days here. Hot and muggy. But I still love it.
ReplyDeleteWe occasionally hit 90 here, but it's never muggy. And at 6,000 ft it cools to 50 at night.
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