KamuSnow Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Last snow piles disappeared yesterday in NW Chesco - one day later than last year. Here in AC, NJ sea breeze has finally calmed down with some light rain. It's been pretty chilly since we got here Sunday. While Philly basked in mid 70's yesterday, it was 20 degrees cooler here with a rather biting wind. 57 this morning is the warmest its been yet since Sunday. We'll be getting a taste of that cool here over the next couple of days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Same here. Grass finally starting to green up, magnolias on the verge of blooming, perennials broke ground several days ago, and the maples have red buds. Forsythia buds and Bradford pear buds also beginning to have that pre-bloom look. Trees and vegetation overall are probably at least 1 week behind schedule, if not more. This will probably be the latest first cut in memory, unless we have an 80 degree day in the next week, which doesn't look likely. Probably looking at the 3rd week of April as well here. Nice to see things getting busy even if it is a late start. I don't mind the late start if there's snow involved like this (and last) year. Things can catch up pretty quickly with the right kind of weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yup, grass is greening up and the onion grass is taking off. Also noticed a film of pollen on the car this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treckasec Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Slight risk for Friday, day 4. Let's hope this event actually plays out, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Heard some peepers for the first time just before the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Saw a row of cherries blooming today near Penn's Landing (alongside I-95 on Front St.). Magnolias about to bust out, my lilacs are budding up... Was able to get some transplanting done before the rains started this afternoon. I know in the past, there were often a few upper-80F - low-90F days around the 3rd week of April. Not sure if that is going to happen this year (haven't looked at the long range), but we'll see. We've also had some late frosts in May too, which is why the "after Mother's Day" planting advice for tender annuals around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 While it wasn't severe, we did have a storm roll through Tamaqua this morning around 4:00am. A couple of loud cracks and some quick, very heavy rain. Slight risk for Friday, day 4. Let's hope this event actually plays out, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 The cool weather of the last 3 days has pretty much put signs of spring in a holding pattern here. Today is April 10th which is when the Forsythia in the (cooler) back yard began blooming last year. While it looks ready, still not blooming yet. I'm thinking this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 While it wasn't severe, we did have a storm roll through Tamaqua this morning around 4:00am. A couple of loud cracks and some quick, very heavy rain. Down here in W Windsor, woke to a lot of thunder, and one loud crack at the end. Before 4 AM. Checked Doppler radar to see a very fast moving pulse moving W-E over central NJ. Must have been upper level pulse from warm air to the west. Not technically competent to say what was happening. Did get some brief but heavy rain from the pulse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 currently 42F was really looking forward to the warmth.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Not seeing a lot of breaks on the visible sat loop. Is this stuff supposed to burn off? Looks like the warm front is still in southern or central VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Finally seeing the temps start to creep up and the sky in downtown Philly is trying to brighten. Hoping it doesn't become "self-destruct sunshine" (as Tony is wont to say). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Still cold, murky, and miserable here as of 6:15pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Some pics from Ewing today... (yes, I'm in town ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Some pics from Ewing today... (yes, I'm in town ) IMG_4542.JPG IMG_4532.JPG IMG_4528.JPG IMG_4525.JPG IMG_4507.JPG IMG_4482.JPG IMG_4479.JPG Nice! Great weekend to be in town if you enjoy spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Some pics from Ewing today... (yes, I'm in town ) IMG_4542.JPG IMG_4532.JPG IMG_4528.JPG IMG_4525.JPG IMG_4507.JPG IMG_4482.JPG IMG_4479.JPG Very late spring again this year. Forsythia on the verge of blooming and crocuses in full bloom is generally a late March phenomenon on average. Probably won't see full leaf out on the larger trees until mid May this spring. Bradford pears still aren't out and the cherries have at least another week-10 days until bloom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 A few more from Ewing today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmorninglight Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Laughing gulls and dolphins have been back for about a week now. Had a harbor seal swim near a buddy of mine and I while surfing yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvantHiatus Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Sick pics farmartin. On vacation from Nevada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Sick pics farmartin. On vacation from Nevada? Thanks! I was "hunting". The "hunt" was successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Gaines Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Glad the hunt was successful Ray and nice pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 nice ray. nothing like that here, yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 A few more from Ewing today.... IMG_4597.JPG IMG_4700.JPG IMG_4720.JPG IMG_4849.JPG IMG_4864.JPG IMG_4949.JPG Nice shots, Ray. Red maples are budding here in W Windsor but yours are ahead. Nice Magnolias. Woods here are showing green buds at last. Hope your Coast Redwood is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Glad the hunt was successful Ray and nice pics! Thanks Mitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Nice shots, Ray. Red maples are budding here in W Windsor but yours are ahead. Nice Magnolias. Woods here are showing green buds at last. Hope your Coast Redwood is still there. Just barely, looks a lot like it did after last winter. Think it'll hang on and make a comeback like last year. (I can't let it grow to tree size there so it's being pruned to be a bushe, hence why it's still about the same size) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Just barely, looks a lot like it did after last winter. Think it'll hang on and make a comeback like last year. (I can't let it grow to tree size there so it's being pruned to be a bushe, hence why it's still about the same size)My redwood turns brown every winter and then gets new foliage every spring. It has swelled buds right now. It's about 25' feet tall, trunk is about 5" in diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Just barely, looks a lot like it did after last winter. Think it'll hang on and make a comeback like last year. (I can't let it grow to tree size there so it's being pruned to be a bushe, hence why it's still about the same size) My redwood turns brown every winter and then gets new foliage every spring. It has swelled buds right now. It's about 25' feet tall, trunk is about 5" in diameter. Ray, thanks for the photo! Doesn't look great. The last two winters were tough. It's wise to keep it a smaller bush, as you say. Maybe we should wish for a mild winter next time around? I like the snow, but an old man doesn't mind a break. Wow, Iceman. Is it a coast redwood, or one of the other types? NW of Philly must be colder than Ewing in the winter. Dawn Redwood is an exotic, from China, and survives the winter by dropping its leaves. There is a little grove of them in Princeton, but they are still bare right now. I'm guessing that this is what you have, but I may be wrong. More than most things in California, I miss the redwoods. Still plenty of them along the North Coast. Google "Damnation Creek Trail". A favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The other two snowy winters it has been thru, 09-10 and 10-11, were not as cold and so it was much greener aftrwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The other two snowy winters it has been thru, 09-10 and 10-11, were not as cold and so it was much greener aftrwards. They were snowier, but a lot easier to take, in general. The worst winter of the four mentioned, for me, was 13-14, owing to the hazardous walking. We ran out of salt somewhere along the way. Maybe the redwood did better under a snow pile than exposed to the desiccating winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Another sign of spring is dirt piles replacing the snow piles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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