After some warm weather but also, and more importantly, a prodigious rainfall, the snow pile out front, the one that has greatly concerned me, has diminished significantly in just one week. In twenty years, I have not seen such a drastic change in such a short time.
One week ago, March 10: the huge pile had already dropped a foot, or perhaps two. It had been huge.
Now, a week later on March 17: many feet of snow disappeared over one week, probably more due to copious quantities of rain more than warm temperatures, although we did have those as well.
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When I posted this photo just yesterday, I mentioned that there was a power plant just off the photo that took advantage of the waterfall and produced hydro electricity.
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| Excavator behind the power station |
One tiny patch in the lawn will disappear today I'm sure. When is your maple syrup trip?
ReplyDeleteI'd been wondering about that giant pile of snow.
ReplyDeleteDramatic decrease in the snow bank. Yay! Great when it disappears without flooding!
ReplyDeleteThe weather has been all over the place. That is a dramatic drop in size. Next week it could be gone, or it could be back!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! What I said out loud when I saw how much snow had melted.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how fast the snow goes when it decides to.
ReplyDeleteOh boy, that is a big change. Just goes to show that snow is made up mainly of air...and of course a bit of water. But there you are standing on dry ground, so there doesn't appear to be a flood. The power station is probably much more interesting inside.
ReplyDeleteThe lower sections get pretty compacted over the winter. Some has been there since Dec 01. But you're right about the top layers.
DeleteI actually saw a pile of snow & ice in some deep shadows this morning. There is very little left here at all.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see the pile is going. I know it'll be a big day when you can see grass again!
ReplyDeleteRain getting rid of snow doesn't happen here. We don't get much rain and we would be flooded. We have clay under the surface so the water doesn't soak into the ground.
ReplyDeleteIn the mountains of the misguided US, this kind of rainfall early means less snowpack for the late spring and summer, when the melting snow is needed. Hope this isn't the same for your area of sane Canada.
ReplyDeleteNo, we should be good. We don't have a dry season as such.
DeleteI like that artificial waterfall. BTW, you look you lost a lot of weight
ReplyDeleteYou are the first to notice, even in my real life.
DeleteThat is a real waterfall with its volume reduced dure to the water that goes through the power station.
Roentare is right. And that is an impressively smaller snowpile as well. We have a hydroelectric dam up above us. They haven't done tours in years fearing terrorist activity.
ReplyDeleteHooray for diminishing snow.
ReplyDeleteThere spot of snow in my yard.
ReplyDeleteWow! It certainly has disappeared!
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