Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Tuesday, 2/6

Better than anything I could ever write, the two pictures show just what a wacky, wacky winter we've had.

I know I've written a bunch in here about just how non-winter our winter has been, and at the risk of driving the subject into the ground and causing you to run from your computer, tablet, or phone screaming, I want to show you two pictures, taken a year (to the day) apart, that show just HOW insane it's been.

The first is from Saturday afternoon, where Loraine and I were able to go out and play soccer on a snow-free pitch in Marquette in February---



That's right. We played soccer—in shorts—in the snow-free 50 degree sunshine on February 3rd in Marquette. I know I've been saying it a lot, but this IS a weird winter, isn't it?

I'm just saying...

If that isn't enough proof, here's the second picture, taken last February Third (2/3/2023, to be exact). Notice the difference?



And last year was a year where we had such a low total of snow that several things, including the UP200, were canceled a week or so after I took that picture.  So if it seems like I keep referring to a “weird winter”, it's not because I'm fixated by it (well, okay, maybe I am a little). It's just because this really IS a weird, weird winter.

(jim@wmqt.com)

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