Saturday, February 04, 2006, 10:15 am: Pinch me, I must be dreaming. It is 39 degrees Fahrenheit – in February! Next I’ll have shorts and sandals on. The snow predicted for yesterday came as promised. We received about three inches before it turned to rain late in the day.

As for today, it is partially cloudy and almost balmy outside. The NWS is predicting rain, possibly freezing rain for tonight, with more than an inch of rain expected for tonight and tomorrow combined. This is too odd for my brain to comprehend, I need snow not rain. I think my synapses are malfunctioning.

Our dogs think it is spring and they want to spend all day outside playing and rolling in the melting snow. Afterwards, they drag themselves inside, only to have all the snow on them melt on the floor. There is nothing like the pungent smell of wet dogs to discourage eating.

That’s life in the slow lane. My wife is calling me for tea and biscuits [cookies].

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 39 degrees (F.)

Barometer: 29.87 and rising rapidly

Humidity: 77%

Wind: SW at 7 mph and variable

Visibility: > 3 miles

Sky: Partially overcast

Precipitation: None

Since midnight:

Low temp: 34.7 degrees (F.) at 12:33 am

High wind: 13 mph at 12:53 am

Precipitation: None