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Post by Benfxmth on Apr 22, 2021 9:17:27 GMT -5
Went up the Temescal Ridge and Canyon trails yesterday afternoon, note the mostly clear skies offshore. Temperature was in the mid to upper 50s F at the time.  |
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Post by jetshnl on Apr 22, 2021 11:26:44 GMT -5
The first buds are starting to come in!  [ Nice, now I am curious if your progress is ahead of Winnipeg or not. I know those little bushes are usually the first to show leaves. I believe your snow melt was quite a bit later than Winnipeg this year so would be interesting if you bud earlier considering ground frost in later there? |
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Apr 22, 2021 12:52:20 GMT -5
Went up the Temescal Ridge and Canyon trails yesterday afternoon, note the mostly clear skies offshore. Temperature was in the mid to upper 50s F at the time. The Californian South is a subtropical paradise confirmed Cool pics, love that area and the mediterranean vegetation in general. It looks surprisingly lush here though. Downtown LA has recorded just 6 inches of rain since November (the "wet" season), and none of that fell in February. 6 inches is below it's wet season average which is like 12. Why so lush in the last pics?
Is the "Californian South is a subtropical paradise" a play on "The Italian South is a subtropical paradise"? LA and SoCal are generally semiarid except in some foothill microclimates.
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Post by Crunch41 on Apr 22, 2021 13:01:40 GMT -5
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Post by aabc123 on Apr 22, 2021 13:24:30 GMT -5
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Post by Doña Jimena on Apr 22, 2021 13:34:06 GMT -5
In a park in my neighborhood:  |
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Post by Morningrise on Apr 22, 2021 15:52:00 GMT -5
The first buds are starting to come in! [ Nice, now I am curious if your progress is ahead of Winnipeg or not. I know those little bushes are usually the first to show leaves. I believe your snow melt was quite a bit later than Winnipeg this year so would be interesting if you bud earlier considering ground frost in later there? We had a pretty early melt this year. Not sure how it compared to Winnipeg, but March was several degrees above average here and a good amount of snow was already gone by the middle of the month. |
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Post by Benfxmth on Apr 22, 2021 22:05:34 GMT -5
Went up the Temescal Ridge and Canyon trails yesterday afternoon, note the mostly clear skies offshore. Temperature was in the mid to upper 50s F at the time. The Californian South is a subtropical paradise confirmed Cool pics, love that area and the mediterranean vegetation in general. It looks surprisingly lush here though. Downtown LA has recorded just 6 inches of rain since November (the "wet" season), and none of that fell in February. 6 inches is below it's wet season average which is like 12. Why so lush in the last pics?
Is the "Californian South is a subtropical paradise" a play on "The Italian South is a subtropical paradise"? LA and SoCal are generally semiarid except in some foothill microclimates. The lush part of the hike is adjacent to the (seasonal) waterfall/stream. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiked the Gabrielino Trail this afternoon, in the Angeles Nat'l Forest. Temperature was in the mid to upper 60s F at the time of making the following pictures. Didn't have the time to make pictures of Switzer Fall itself, but hiked about a mile and a half of the trail—overall an enjoyable hike though. Went there once more today (didn't have the time today to go elsewhere though), but this time went to the waterfall itself. Was kinda steep walking downwards for the last half of a mile.  |
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Post by rozenn on Apr 23, 2021 15:17:35 GMT -5
The drought is awful. Look at this parched grass.   Cool pics, love that area and the mediterranean vegetation in general. It looks surprisingly lush here though. Downtown LA has recorded just 6 inches of rain since November (the "wet" season), and none of that fell in February. 6 inches is below it's wet season average which is like 12. Why so lush in the last pics?
Is the "Californian South is a subtropical paradise" a play on "The Italian South is a subtropical paradise"? LA and SoCal are generally semiarid except in some foothill microclimates. The lush part of the hike is adjacent to the (seasonal) waterfall/stream. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiked the Gabrielino Trail this afternoon, in the Angeles Nat'l Forest. Temperature was in the mid to upper 60s F at the time of making the following pictures. Didn't have the time to make pictures of Switzer Fall itself, but hiked about a mile and a half of the trail—overall an enjoyable hike though. Went there once more today (didn't have the time today to go elsewhere though), but this time went to the waterfall itself. Was kinda steep walking downwards for the last half of a mile. Unsurprisingly this is the spitting image of the interior Nice county. |
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Post by Babu on Apr 24, 2021 9:29:06 GMT -5
4 days ago. Some shrubs in the most UHI spots had started getting tiny leaves.  Veeeery slight flowering of this forsythia surrounded by glass and walls.  Bird cherries are starting to get some really large buds now.  I like pine more than I used to.  Absolutely astounding amounts of snow (hard to get a good sense of scale in the image) on this sports area.  I biked all over town trying to find some snow cover. Didn't find anything until I got to the western half, and even then only in this place sheltered by the pine grove.  Snowed some last night. This was early this morning. It melted away a few hours later.  |
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Post by Babu on Apr 24, 2021 11:10:39 GMT -5
With the recent minor snowfall the amount of dirt in the old snow has never been more apparent. Took this image from my balcony just now. Look at the difference between the old snow and the new snow that's laying in patches on top. The old snow has almost the same gradient of grey as the parking lot pavement.  |
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Post by Steelernation on Apr 24, 2021 18:00:09 GMT -5
Never posted these before. March 6th, I drove up to the Soapstone prairie for a couple mile hike. It’s about an hour north of here just south of the Wyoming border: Saw some pronghorn on the way in, too far to come out well in pics though:  < Hike was mostly open through hilly sagebrush prairie. Could see some far off high peaks at the beginning  Deer:  Came up onto a plateau with mountain views  Good examples of the terrain    Bison on the way out:   > |
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Post by tommyFL on Apr 24, 2021 18:11:07 GMT -5
Went up to Vero Beach for lunch and a short hike. It was hot, humid and breezy.  At Captain Forster Hammock Preserve. Wetland hidden in the maritime forest  |
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Post by greysrigging on Apr 25, 2021 4:50:41 GMT -5
Decent sunset tonight. The start of the bushfire season gives us the colours at sunset. |
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Post by rozenn on Apr 25, 2021 10:36:42 GMT -5
It's wisteria season!  Few pics from the local park. Leaf out is still hit and miss.  You don't notice it much looking straight ahead:  Folks enjoying the nice weather.  |
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Post by edmountain on Apr 25, 2021 12:50:46 GMT -5
April 25. Most of the trees have fully opened up.   |
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Post by nei on Apr 26, 2021 20:29:25 GMT -5
NYC is a bit ahead of Long Island with the UHI. Park Slope   |
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Post by nei on Apr 26, 2021 20:39:52 GMT -5
Cherry blossom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden yesterday  more garden photos |
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Post by Babu on Apr 27, 2021 6:52:11 GMT -5
NYC is very far ahead of Southern Sweden this spring
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Post by nei on Apr 27, 2021 7:29:14 GMT -5
NYC is very far ahead of Southern Sweden this spring I think NYC could be a little early but can't be by much. More 2018 and 2020 were so late, normal feels early. Is southern Sweden late this year? |
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