Actually, snow at the end of March or even throughout April or early May is no surprise to anyone who’s lived in the Maritime for more than a couple of years. This spring snow goes by many names: “poor man’s fertilizer”, “robin’s snow”, “smelt snow”, etc. The temperature hovers around 0ºC +/- a few. And no one really minds (much) except for the mess it creates. It’s what horse and dog owners refer to as “swamp season”.
Unlike people, a variety of birds seem to be able to get along and, for the most part, are willing to share food.. This was shot through the kitchen window screen so it’s not the best photo in the world, but there are sparrows, starlings and a couple of red winged blackbirds in the crew.
Yesterday these black-eyed-susan seed heads were naked, as was the lawn area. Not so much today but as the temperature is rising the snow is rapidly falling off wherever it had landed.
There’s a skim coat of slush on the roads so it behooves (is that a word?) drivers to proceed with some caution. Some will. Many won’t. Take care if you are out there.
This type of snow provides early spring moisture to tree roots and farmers’ fields. When the sun comes out it will all melt away and be forgotten until the next snowfall. Sorry folks, but I don’t think it’s over just yet.
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