It’s not even 7 a.m., and the temperature crawl on my wide-screen tells me the warmth that greeted me when I let Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle out into the backyard of the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood is the real deal. Make it 60º F. And climbing to 74, says our weather guy.
Hot damn.
There’s work to do, I saw while preparing to eating bologna sandwiches in my car during my lunch break yesterday at the store. I went outside with my bag because it was in the 50s at 3 p.m.
Big, yucky pile from winter.
Before munching, I noticed how winter still needs to recede in the lot, and grabbed my iPad Air. The pile across from me was very messy. I park far from the store. Leave the close spots for the customers, yes. But the row gets plenty of traffic. And grime.
Not as ugly.
Back in the wings, I saw a more appealing pile.
Go, big melt. My shift starts at 10 a.m. Hello, big puddle?
Where do the biggest piles of snow accumulate where you live? Do your snow piles get uglier than this? How warm will it be where you live today?
Mark Bialczak 
Warm weather in time for March Madness. What could be better?
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A team good enough to make March Madness would add to the weather break just a tad, Scott.
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It’s 77 here in Northern VA now, at 6:00. Snow is long gone generally, which is good. It doesn’t usually last too too long or get too grimy. The worst place for gross snow is at this lovely park where I walk my dog. Right inside the path it quickly gets muddy and, yuck. And then I always track it home. I spend winters with a mop.
Cheers to spring everywhere!
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Muck is yuck back home, indeed, Elyse. Cheers to spring in Northern VA. I miss the extra month of nice on each end from the years I lived in suburban DC MD.
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But we pay in the summer. I think it evens out!
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Yes, that heat and humidity is a humdinger for sure, Elyse. 😮
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yay! the same thing is happening here, and everyone is so happy )
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It’s smiley weather for sure, Beth. 🙂
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Beach weather I methinks!
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Now all we need is an ocean, Marissa. ❤
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Yes, that might help.
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Up to 85 here in sunny FL
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I’m glad you’re down there for a break from snowy Caz, Martha.
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I think it will be in the 60s here today. We are supposed to get more rain this weekend, which I am very excited about. I take it the storm we had last weekend has not reached your shores yet. Have a nice balmy day. Hope all that snow melts away.
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Of course big rain is forecast for tomorrow, SD. That’s my day off. 😦 Enjoy your moisture while you have it, my friend.
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We don’t get big piles of snow. I checked our temp at 7:00 am MST this morning and it was 25 degrees! LOL!
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Brrrrrrrrr, PJ. I’m pretty sure, though, we’ll drop down that low again before we’re warmed up to stay. 😮
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Yes, brrrrr. It warms up during the day though.
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Hooray. 😉
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Hot damn indeed – enjoy the 74 degrees today my friend! ❤
Diana xo
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I will try after I get off my shift, Diana! 🙂 ❤
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Wow, 74. Holy smokes. It’s going up to about 55 F here today and that’s the warmest it’s been yet. Our snow banks look about the same as yours Mark.
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Can’t keep the dirt and snow from that distasteful stew, can we, Paul? Ugh.
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Yay for bologna sandwiches Terp!!! Gatorette
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Yes, they travel so well for lunch, Gatorette. 🙂
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