The first snow of the season is more than mildly inconvenient. It is often accompanied by below freezing temperatures, and that brings an end to the growing season of the tender plants. After that, the weather generally goes back to normal, and we get weeks of beautiful fall weather.
Still recovering from the beating they took from the hail, my intrepid sunflower plants have not even started to bloom.
Last year, the sunflowers in my yard looked like this!
This past weekend we had our highest temps of the year. Needless to say we did not have snow. Your photos are beautiful.
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We had a beautiful week-end too – calm, sunny and not too hot! Hard to believe that 24 hours later the snow is coming down!
Glad you like the photos – even snow has a good side.
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Lovely pix!
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Thank you!
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Your photos are wonderful but I so dislike the first snow that slaps every plant down in its path.
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That first snow in the fall is even more disheartening that the last snow in the spring.
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Right. It’s a murderer or tired garden flowers. In the spring, new life fights back. ❤ More likely to win.
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Beautiful photos. Snow looks pretty, is it too early for the first snow?
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Yes, this is very early to have a really heavy first snow. It has caused lots of tree damage because the leaves had not fallen yet and the snow was very wet.
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wet snow can cause lots of problems…
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Snow? Already? Goodness! It seems that nature is giving you a little reminder of what you have in store after autumn! 🙂
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Hopefully we have a nice long mild autumn.
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Beautiful marble photo…snow? Oh my , where do you live if I may ask?
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I live in southern Alberta near the Rocky Mountains – the land where it can even snow a bit during the summer months of July and August, though that would be really abnormal.
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I really loved the juxtaposition of temperature when I saw it as it was 89 degrees and humid here. Isn’t our world a lovely place !!??
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Where is it that it is snowing? We here in Oregon have had unusually warm, sunny days. I am missing the cooler days, and even wish for rain to dance in!
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Our snow event is here in Alberta. The forecast is for a return to nice warm sunny weather next week, though. That means I won’t have to do any shovelling – the sun will remove the snow for me!
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It a shame about your weather. First hail and now an early snow it’s very disheartening.
My positive thoughts are with you all that your weather will warm up again and you’ll get a few more weeks of summer.
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Thanks E.C. It has been a bit disheartening, though it will make it very easy to harvest the garden after the snow leaves. The only survivors will be a few stunted carrots.
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It makes a beautiful photo, but gee whiz.
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Thanks Charlie.
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Okay, Margie. You just keep that snow out there in Alberta. Don’t even think of sending it east to Ontario. LOL!
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I wish I had a magic wand so that I could share the big white flakes with all of you!
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I’m always thrilled to get the weather report from you. You’re the trumpeting herald for the changing seasons. Strangely though, I had a cousin in Illinois who sent me pictures (last week) of the snow they were having. What’s happening?
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I’m glad I can be the bearer of such interesting news! Snow in Illinois too!
Some would say it is all because of Global Climate Change, but this isn’t the first time in my life that we’ve had snow this early and this heavy! Why, back in… well, I don’t want to date myself.
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Wow, snow already! We’re moving into summer here in Australia and I’m really not looking forward to the extreme heat. I love your pics 😀
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It is fun to think that someone from Australia is reading a snow story in Canada. Isn’t the internet amazing!
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Finally I am able to see your photos and comments. Sorry about the snow. Let’s hope it’s very temporary.
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Glad you are back on line, Joy. I gather you are not in-Country to enjoy this event.
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Wow! That is magic! I can’t believe you’ve already had snow. We’ve had a beautiful summer that is gently gliding to a gorgeous fall. Probably shouldn’t say that, though to someone who has had a hard frost already… 😐
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I’m really looking forward to a gorgeous fall too!
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I hope you get it. Fall is, by far, my favorite season!
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There’s putting a positive spin on this early winter arrival! Beautiful photos.
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Thanks Sue. Not much we can do about the weather and complaining doesn’t seem to help at all!
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That’s for sure. 🙂
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Snow! Already! Yikes. I’m hoping your sunflowers make a brave comeback. –Patti
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No such luck – the weight of the snow snapped their little heads right off!
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Demoralizing, Margie, but your unconquered spirit still shines thru– hang in there!! : )
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Thanks Mark. You make me sound like a knight in shiny armour!
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Beautiful sunflowers…the real one and the marble one. 🙂
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Thanks JSD. Sunflowers are just so magnificant – I plant them every summer, hoping that at least a few of them will manage to flower!
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Did your sunflowers bounce back? I think we are going to get snow this October – very early for us – but the weather has been very cool and unstable here all summer.
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No, that was the end of the sunflowers – but I’ll try again next year. Hopefully you won’t get an early snow in your beautiful garden.
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