Wet Start to the Summer

After spending most of this rainy Sunday inside, I finally ventured out for half an hour in raincoat and boots. I also took my camera for a few snapshots about the wet first day of the summer 2009:

New England: Beach day in April!

Boston set a record today with a high temperature of 86 degrees. What better way to enjoy such a beautiful weather as with a visit at Crane Beach?

The only downside is that the magnolia blossoms don't last:

In like a lion

In like a lion, out like a lamb. The first part of this saying about the weather in March was proven true today. The Nor'easter along the eastern seaboard dumped close to 10 inches of snow on us here , west of Boston :

Now I'm hoping the second part of the proverb "out like a lamb" will be true, too.

In the Icebox

Outside, it feels again like living in an icebox. However, the frigid weather couldn't stop us from venturing out into the woods. The bright sunshine and blue sky were just too tempting. So we bundled up, grabbed our snowshoes and went to the Middlesex Fells Reservation for a hike in the snow.

Too much of a good thing

I enjoy having white christmas - but what's too much, is too much. It's snowing, and snowing, and snowing and no end in sight. We got one foot of snow on Friday, a few inches yesterday and at least another foot today.

For my sons however, this means good business. Neighbors are already calling. They want them to come to their houses for snow shoveling.

Getting ready

...for the next big storm. While here in Massachusetts thousands of people are still without power one week after the big ice storm last Thursday/Friday, we are getting ready for a new winter storm. According to the forecast, about a foot of snow within a few hours with wind and blizzard like conditions can be expected. School will end tomorrow already at 11:15 am, so that the kids can get home safely.

My husband is currently in San Diego and was supposed to fly back tomorrow. He is now trying to get a flight tonight because Logan airport will probably be closed tomorrow if the weather gets as bad as forecasted. Unfortunately, many other people had the same idea and he doesn't know yet whether he can reschedule. If not, he may be stuck in Houston for many hours. I keep my fingers crossed that he can get a flight tonight.

The weather today was just beautiful - the calm before the storm. This morning I enjoyed watching a spectacular sunrise over the lake in our neighborhood:

State of emergency

Even after 10 years living in Massachusetts, I'm still surprised about the weather extremes. One day (Tuesday), temps are in the low 30s, next day close to 60. Now, a ferocious winter storm with heavy rain, ice and sleet, lasting all yesterday until this morning, left 350 000 Massachusetts customers without electricity. Our governor declared therefore a statewide emergency. Downed tree limbs are blocking roads and caused severe damages to roofs and cars. View the Slideshow on WHDH.com

Cold Snap

Last weekend, we had incredibly cold weather; way too cold for November in Boston. Nevertheless, we wanted to get out of the house and make a walk around a lake in our neighborhood. Our boys weren't enthusiastic at first , but changed their opinion when friends of them joined us. So we managed to have some fun despite the bitter wind and freezing temperatures.



Today, it felt almost balmy outside though the temps were just in the forties. I'm not ready yet for winter and dread the long months ahead.

Sun follows Hanna's rain

As expected, tropical storm Hanna dumped over night a lot of rain on us - almost 4 inch in our town just outside of Boston - but that was it. After a few cloudy hours in the morning, the sun came through and in the afternoon we already enjoyed a swim in the nearby lake.

Weather extremes: heat wave after days of rain

After days of rain,

we in New England will probably experience the first heat wave of summer in the coming days. The weather is way more extreme here than we were used from Austria, and I can only brace myself for having to sit through my son's soccer game tomorrow in more than 90 degrees.

Spring begins

Today is the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. It's the vernal equinox ,when there is an equal amount of daytime and nightime hours. Happy spring, everyone!

(Although I must say, it's not feeling like that. It's rainy and cold outside, more like winter)