Sunday, March 24, 2013

PALM SUNDAY SNOW

Today is Palm Sunday—a moveable celebration which always falls the Sunday before Easter—and commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. When I was a kid the church we attended decorated our familiar sanctuary with countless large, feathery palm fronds, which I loved because they gave the place an exotic, tropical look. It's a mystery to me where they acquired those fronds—if they were actual palm fronds, or oversized frond-like blades taken from some other strange plant. But they were huge natural leaves of some sort, and brilliant green, which contributed to the overall striking appearance…especially on years when the ground outside was white with snow.

Yes, I remember plenty of snowy Palm Sundays, and quite a few snowy Easters, too. So the fact that it snowed today is not  surprising…plus it didn't snow all that much. Maybe a couple of inches. Frankly, we were expecting considerably more.   

Yesterday morning the prediction was for several inches, starting soon after sundown and continuing through the night. The storm front apparently stalled or slowed, because the weather folks kept backing off on the forecast and timeline all day. By nightfall we'd gone from 90% to a 60% chance of some snow before morning. But when morning arrived here, the ground was still brown and dry. Flakes didn't start falling until late, almost noon. 

Now the word is a 90% chance of snow tonight, 3-7 inches accumulation,  80% tomorrow, 1-3 inches, and snow in insignificant amounts in the 30-40 % range day and night thereafter until Thursday. 

I say bring it on, whatever remains in the storehouse. Myladylove would enjoy a snow day off from work. Let's just get all this snow business over with. 

Maybe then we can have some bird-singin', bee-buzzin', flower-bloomin' spring!  

8 comments:

Jain said...

You know I'm not one for praying... but I find myself on my knees these days, making ridiculous bargains with Whomever is listening, for bird songs, bee buzzes, and flower blooms.

Amen.

Grizz………… said...

Jain…

For whatever reasons, waiting for spring this time around seems particularly tough for me, too. I know Ohio's typical March weather, I know this is not unusual…yet even so, knowing better, it's still tough.

And hey, I have no problems praying, do it all the time, and will be happy to add your name to the "please hurry spring" request list. Amen and amen!

P.S. FYI, I haven't forgotten it's about time to begin checking on those snow trilliums up the road. Don't think they've already comes and gone—even though skunk cabbage came up in January.

The Weaver of Grass said...

Many of our Dales are cut off here Grizz, with drifts of twenty feet. We have actually got about eight inches and it is well below freezing. At least we know it will not last for ever - better than it arriving in November.

Grizz………… said...

Weaver...

It's snowing here, with 4 or 5 inches on the ground. But the temperature is barely below freezing and the snow is soft and wet. Not really much of a problem. Certainly nothing like you're experiencing. Actually, quite pretty out, even if not springlike, though I'm probably the only person who thinks so.

Stay warm and safe. Spring will finally find its way.

Gail said...

HI GRIZZ- a light snow is coming here today. Yesterday was cold but birght and sunny and breezy. Palm Sunday.
Also, the palms are shipped in from Jerusalem a week before Palm Sunday AND they are used later for ash Wednesday, burned and saved.
Hope u get a chance to get over to my blog. thanks
Love Gail
peace....

Grizz………… said...

Gail…

We had some snow last night, a few inches, now all fluffed along the branches and such. Lovely. Thank you re. the palm frond info…I'd forgotten about Ash Wednesday somehow. How dumb, huh?

I will get over to your post sometime today, promise. Just would rather read on my desktop than IPod.

Gail said...

:-) I just adore you

Grizz………… said...

Gail...

Awwww gee… ;-)