Spring has Sprung in the City [Archive]

zoomer

Feb 2, 2008, 8:39 PM

Post pictures of spring 2008 in your city..

And yes I know Victoria (Vancouver..) isn't tropical, it's in Canada, we have winter, clouds, rain, and there are 317 different reason why Victoria sucks, so if we can just see your city's spring pictures and read your comments that would be great.

Lone Tree Hill near Victoria taken on Jan 28, 2008. Photos by M3J of Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/m3j/)

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A bunch of great pics by Ngawangchodron of Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/ngawangchodron/page1/)

First snowdrops, Dec 27, 2007

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2147686357_8bcb38c2f3.jpg?v=0

Beacon Hill Park Rhododendron in Victoria, Jan 14, 2008

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/2197239586_7843144e70_b.jpg

Plum Blossoms on Jan 16, 2008

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Cistus (Broom) taken on Jan 15, 2008

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Cherry Blossoms taken on Feb 1, 2008

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/2235329513_5efde947dd.jpg

Crocus:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2203/2235329505_514173bb51.jpg

Plum blossoms taken on Jan 28

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2073/2230505526_a3156defae.jpg?v=0

Cambridgite

Feb 2, 2008, 9:06 PM

You bastards. Southern Ontario is buried in snow right now. :(

Really nice pics you got there. :)

ReginaGuy

Feb 2, 2008, 9:14 PM

Nice pics. I wish our spring would start in late January :(

CCF

Feb 2, 2008, 9:17 PM

Spring? Are you kidding me? Winter has barely started!

1ajs

Feb 2, 2008, 9:23 PM

Spring? Are you kidding me? Winter has barely started!
indeed

Only The Lonely..

Feb 2, 2008, 9:46 PM

Looking at downtown Winnipeg from across the Assiniboine. You just know its cold in this picture.

http://images.google.ca/url?q=http://www.canadarentals.net/images/winnipeg_downtown_at_night.jpg&usg=AFQjCNGxi_Cn8WvzHLBfLf4re6F04AcbDQ

big T

Feb 2, 2008, 9:55 PM

Taken yesterday:
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6461/neige02ws7.jpg

I guess we still have 3-4 months to go until actual spring... but we have some really nice days all the same:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8449/cold01ys3.jpg
it was cold as hell on that day (taken last week)

Only The Lonely..

Feb 2, 2008, 10:04 PM

Well its official..we're boned.

Manitoba Merv sees his shadow
FEB 02 2008 11:40 AM

According to Manitoba Merv spring is still about six weeks away.

The groundhog came out Saturday morning to make his forecast.

Jacques Bourgeois of Oak Hammock Marsh says there was a break in the clouds and Merv saw his shadow.

If a groundhog sees his shadow it suggests six more weeks of winter. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early.

Ken Klassen reporting.

Spocket

Feb 2, 2008, 10:31 PM

^You know, there IS a way to make sure that the little bastard never sees his shadow again....

Jimby

Feb 2, 2008, 10:32 PM

Wow Victoria! I'll get back to you with spring pics of Calgary when we get to June...

Nicko999

Feb 2, 2008, 10:36 PM

The spring in Montreal is in April. Hopefully the 1m snow would melt.

SFUVancouver

Feb 2, 2008, 10:41 PM

Vancouver too.

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3348/numunousfeb2ao5.jpg
source (http://www.numinous.ca/Webcam%20Page.htm)

Only The Lonely..

Feb 2, 2008, 10:43 PM

^You know, there IS a way to make sure that the little bastard never sees his shadow again....

You sir are truly one of God's very special creatures. ;)

mersar

Feb 2, 2008, 11:06 PM

Well its official..we're boned.

And it looks like we're lucky:

Balzac Billy predicts early spring
Jamie Komarnicki , Calgary Herald
Published: Saturday, February 02, 2008

Dirt flying through the air, Balzac Billy poked out from his burrow to deliver the good news - an early spring is at hand.

About 200 people were gathered at the hamlet of Balzac when the Prairie Prognosticator -- actually a man in a groundhog suit -- climbed out of his burrow at about 8:15 a.m.

His shadow was no where in sight.

"So the verdict is an early Spring. That is a good thing," said organizer Steve Neubauer.

That puts Billy's prediction in harmony with his eastern cousin, Shubenacadie Sam, who emerged from his pen Saturday at 7 a.m. ET to the sound of bagpipes and a town crier but no shadow, just rain and a crowd of around 50 people who began to celebrate the coming spring.

"It is raining cats and dogs and groundhogs and he did not see his shadow," said Sue Penney, spokeswoman for Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park, which sits about 35 kilometres north of Halifax. "We are celebrating that winter will be over early."Because of Nova Scotia's time zone, Sam made the first groundhog prediction in Canada.

According to folklore, if a groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhog Day - Feb. 2, he'll go back to his burrow, predicting six more weeks of winter.
If he doesn't, there will be an early spring.

The belief that hibernating creatures can predict the arrival of spring was brought to North America by German immigrants in the 18th century.
Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil, arguably the most famous of the furry prophets, had a divergent view on the length of the winter season after seeing his shadow during a ceremony on Gobbler's Knob, a wooded knoll just outside Punxsutawney at about 7:30 a.m. E.T. Saturday morning.

Some other furry forecasters include Wiarton Willie, the resident rodent in Wiarton, Ont., who is hailed as the dean of Canadian forecasters. Moose Jaw's Snewsie is not technically a groundhog, but a gopher, challenging the groundhogs' lock on winter predictions. Saskatchewan also has Watson Willow from Watson, Sask. Rounding out the Canadians is Manitoba's Merv in Oak Hammond Marsh, Man. There are also a couple of Chucks - Buckeye Chuck in Ohio and Staten Island Chuck, in New York State.

Rico Rommheim

Feb 2, 2008, 11:18 PM

Spring happens in the sumertime

No. Spring happens after winter.

softee

Feb 2, 2008, 11:27 PM

Wow, so it's getting warm in Victoria now, is that supposed to make want to move out to the west coast or something? It isn't working.

Nice pics by the way!

SpongeG

Feb 2, 2008, 11:47 PM

nice - its pretty crappy in the LM although today is gorgeous and sunny but our garden is under a few inches of snow still

vid

Feb 2, 2008, 11:59 PM

According to Flickr, this was taken on January 6th. (And uploaded yesterday.)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2235741622_bb2d5a54e9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tingywende/2235741622/)

I live in such a beautiful city! :D

MrChills

Feb 3, 2008, 3:25 PM

Dear Victoria,

I hate your guts.

Yours Sincerly,

Freezing Rain in St. John's

KrisYYC

Feb 3, 2008, 5:21 PM

Damn Victoria looks nice and warm! We're on our way!

Signed,

Canada's homeless population

Nutterbug

Feb 4, 2008, 1:40 AM

All you winter haters go to Florida or Hawaii instead.

westcoast604

Feb 4, 2008, 6:51 PM

Love the shot of the Arbutus tree.

Maldive

Feb 5, 2008, 8:45 PM

LeftCoaster

Feb 5, 2008, 9:02 PM

Barring the wind storms of last winter we have had the worst winter I can remember here... I don't know how Victoria is doing so well.

someone123

Feb 5, 2008, 9:12 PM

Seattle's probably a little better than Vancouver.

Mostly it is a matter of perspective. Vancouver has a mild climate for Canada. Seattle is better than some places but not particularly mild for the US. What people think of the weather depends a lot on their experiences. If you move from Edmonton to Vancouver the winters will seem mild but if you're used to Phoenix conditions they won't.

vanman

Feb 6, 2008, 2:26 AM

Barring the wind storms of last winter we have had the worst winter I can remember here... I don't know how Victoria is doing so well.

What? This winter hasn't been bad at all. February is usually are coldest month of the year and so far it has barely dipped below 0. Plus there has been plenty of sunshine and a lot less rain than usual. In fact I can hardly remember the last time someone complained about the rain around here.

LFRENCH

Feb 6, 2008, 8:15 AM

i dunno what you been seeing zoomer but it was even snowing at my place yesterday when i woke up, albeit not alot but still.

n holy crap shangri la does really impact the skyline in that shot

CPE

Feb 6, 2008, 8:43 AM

SpongeG

Feb 6, 2008, 10:12 AM

I suffer a bit of insomnia and often watch a Seattle network broadcast of my favourite piece of crap drama (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX)... for the past couple of months the local affiliate regularly announces nothing but terror on the weather front (not just the higher elevations)... I can only describe as "Buffalo" style hyperbole about bad weather on its way.....

Is the weather in Seattle (the wind storms, the rain, the occasional winter storm) really that much worse than BC's lower mainland and Van island (where there is apparently no bad weather)?

Very curious given the Seattle area is south of the lower mainland/Vancouver.

the weather is usually similiar but can be different

on a number of occasions they have gotten snow when we got nothing up here

i remember once going to Bellingham and it was fine up here but just north of Bellingham there was a huge storm and signs, trees fell over the I5 was covered in snow - and all the seattle TV stations were on location and we watched inside the Kmart on the TV - it was kinda surreal

in early january they had a tornado

in December they had huge flooding - the I5 was closed down for a number of days south of olympia

early november 2006 we drove back from california and the weather in the same area - just south of olympia was brutal - flooding, heavy rain - we had to pull over a few times just to defog and take a break from the rain

its also more hilly than here - so driving can be a nightmare down there in bad conditions

I also can remember leaving nanaimo - where there was 2 feet of snow to get to west vancouver and have it be green and snow free and no sign of snow and its not that far away

SpongeG

Feb 6, 2008, 10:14 AM

What? This winter hasn't been bad at all. February is usually are coldest month of the year and so far it has barely dipped below 0. Plus there has been plenty of sunshine and a lot less rain than usual. In fact I can hardly remember the last time someone complained about the rain around here.

i remember around 1991 in February there was a sunny weekend and it reached +20c - it was a weird freak weekend

it was like summer for a few days - i think it was just after valentines day

i can remember the stories from the news cause they went to wreck beach where there was quite a lot of people soaking up the weird hot weather

than it got back to normal for february

vanman

Feb 6, 2008, 10:43 AM

In that case I wouldnt mind if history repeated itself.

vanman

Feb 6, 2008, 10:45 AM

Thats because everybody is too busy complaining about all the snow.:)

True, but within a few days of each snowfall rain fell and mostly washed it all away. Then the skies would clear up for at least a few days at a time.

Nutterbug

Feb 6, 2008, 11:15 AM

the weather is usually similiar but can be different

on a number of occasions they have gotten snow when we got nothing up here
I thought it was the other way around. The average winter temperature is something like 2-3 degrees lower here than it is there.

rapswin!

Feb 6, 2008, 12:46 PM

Fuck another snowstorm again today in southern ontario, spring seems like it would arrive very slowly this year around here

204

Feb 6, 2008, 4:32 PM

Zoomer - those are really awesome pictures. Beautiful composition. Thanks!

SpongeG

Feb 7, 2008, 2:56 AM

I thought it was the other way around. The average winter temperature is something like 2-3 degrees lower here than it is there.

it generally is warmer there but there is still freak weather that they get that we don't

the thing with Seattle TV though is they report on things that are 1-2 hours away from the city - like today they were reporting on the big snow in the pass - vancouver never reports whats going on in the coquihala pass for comparison - so it can be misleading if you are watching from outside the area

its been said in 50 years we will have portlands weather and portland will have san franciscos weather...

portland is really nice in the winter really - you can really notice a difference from here

Mike K.

Feb 7, 2008, 4:26 AM

Twas a fairly wet but average afternoon (temperature-wise) in Victoria today, but as I was driving out to the ferries thick snowflakes began to fall as I approached Royal Oak and they continued for a good 15 minutes. Weirdness.

Nutterbug

Feb 7, 2008, 5:00 AM

it generally is warmer there but there is still freak weather that they get that we don't

the thing with Seattle TV though is they report on things that are 1-2 hours away from the city - like today they were reporting on the big snow in the pass - vancouver never reports whats going on in the coquihala pass for comparison - so it can be misleading if you are watching from outside the area

its been said in 50 years we will have portlands weather and portland will have san franciscos weather...

And San Francisco will have Los Angeles' weather. And Los Angeles...?

And Whistler then will be like today's Grouse.

SpongeG

Feb 7, 2008, 5:24 AM

lol i don't know someone was telling me that

would be nice

portland is nice in january wouldn't mind even milder winters :)

Nutterbug

Feb 7, 2008, 5:33 AM

lol i don't know someone was telling me that

would be nice

portland is nice in january wouldn't mind even milder winters :)

July and August would be less nice though.

zoomer

Feb 7, 2008, 5:49 AM

Even though are winters are mildish...I can't even handle them anymore. I want Northern California winters at worst. Keep our summers the same, except have the nights not as cool, so you can walk around with a t-shirt on.

Mike, I heard a few people say it was snowing for a bit in some areas, but nothing close to town. I live about 2 km from downtown and so far this year we've only had a couple hours of snow, but it didn't even stick to the ground.

Here's a couple more Victoria spring pictures, taken in early Feb by WJIS21 of Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/wjis21/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2147/2245081222_5f88909e5e.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2244253417_2cd9bd9718_b.jpg

aastra

Feb 8, 2008, 12:55 AM

What? This winter hasn't been bad at all. February is usually are coldest month of the year and so far it has barely dipped below 0.

Is that true? I'm really surprised to hear that. I've been crunching over frozen puddles and rock-solid mud in Point Grey for many a night so far in 2008. I'd summarize the first few weeks of this year as "very icy." I took a pretty serious spill on the ice last week.

brett.electrician

Feb 8, 2008, 8:05 PM

Zoomer if you don't mind all add some of mine from last weekend :-)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/brett420/Scenery/IMG_1386.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/brett420/Scenery/IMG_1431.jpg
And some ultra green rainforest a few weeks back...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/brett420/Scenery/IMG_1300.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/brett420/Scenery/IMG_1315.jpg
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Nicko999

Feb 8, 2008, 8:12 PM

nice pics!

Overground

Feb 9, 2008, 2:19 AM

Here is some pics from the past week in Vancouver. First 2 by Eric Flexyourhead at Flickr. And a couple others from the same site.
Cherry blossoms coming out at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden in Chinatown
http://i32.tinypic.com/2h3652r.jpg
Bamboo at the Garden
http://i30.tinypic.com/20u2544.jpg
Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park
http://i26.tinypic.com/alofgg.jpg
Monday at Dr Sun Yat-Sen's
http://i32.tinypic.com/24b6hax.jpg

giallo

Feb 9, 2008, 4:18 AM

Victoria definitely has Canada's best winter weather. It doesn't rain nearly as much as Vancouver and it's always pleasantly mild.

Nicko999

Feb 9, 2008, 4:21 AM

Victoria definitely has Canada's best winter weather. It doesn't rain nearly as much as Vancouver and it's always pleasantly mild.

And best summer? Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg?

zoomer

Feb 9, 2008, 4:50 AM

Hey Brett, awesome pictures!! :cheers:
Are you still using that mighty little camera of yours? Love the forest pictures as well. Although Victoria is certainly no tropical paradise in the winter, it's amazing just how much difference being above zero will make.

Thanks for the Vancouver pics Overground, that makes two cities represented thus far, hopefully more to come soon!

As for the best summer... well, I really do like the summers in Victoria as to me a low 20's day (which is typical here) is just right...although I wish the evenings would be just a little warmer, but at least you can sleep at night.

I might give my vote to Edmonton for best summer... nice and toasty warm but not insanely hot like the interior of BC, and without the humidity of some of eastern cities, plus being further north the longer daylight hours in the evening. Plus you gotta love the big sky of the prairies.

Nicko999

Feb 9, 2008, 5:29 AM

I prefer when tempertures are around 30C. So my three cities for summer are like I said Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg. Nothing better when it's 35C with humidity in a pool:yes:

giallo

Feb 9, 2008, 5:52 AM

And best summer? Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg?

I like intense heat without the humidity, so I'd have to go with Kelowna or any other interior BC city. Montreal has a nice summer too.

Shanghai summers are awful. It can get up to 40c with 80%+ humidity.

zoomer

Feb 9, 2008, 5:56 AM

/\/\what if you don't have a pool?! :shrug:

at those temperatures (and humidity!) I would be one damn grumpy sweaty zombie.. :slob:

Overground

Feb 9, 2008, 8:04 PM

The summers in the Far East are brutal just like giallo said. In Japan one year I had no access to an air conditioner in my flat, let alone a pool, and I was out in the boonies.....bug heaven. The only thing that saved me was the screens on my windows and a fan. The humidity was so thick that it would roll down the street like fog, similar to what you would see in those Vietnam war movies in the jungle. It was hell on earth. I'll take Van or Victoria summers please:)

ReginaGuy

Feb 9, 2008, 9:55 PM

Overground

Feb 29, 2008, 7:55 AM

Here's some Vancouver pics from this week(from Van Cherry Blossom Fest.) The weather is going to be crap this coming week though.

Whitcomb cherry blossom trees at Nicola St near Sunset Beach
http://i26.tinypic.com/2jfhsgm.jpg
Nelson St in the West End
http://i26.tinypic.com/k2jnzs.jpg
Haro St behind Robson. The Rhododendrons in the foreground have their buds out.
http://i25.tinypic.com/2qi5krp.jpg
The Aquatic Centre at Sunset Beach
http://i28.tinypic.com/2natqpu.jpg

Aylmer

Feb 29, 2008, 12:07 PM

You can fee; the spring in Otown: -35 with windchill!
Right around the corner!

The Great Scaper

Feb 29, 2008, 9:00 PM

I see someone started this post before me! :D

I took a bunch of photos of February Flowers the last two days!

The first batch is from my maintenance Contracts...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/2300930726_83e8f40173.jpg?v=0

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Beacon Hill Park
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The Great Scaper

Mar 3, 2008, 4:28 AM

Here's a couple more for you guys! :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/2306040453_4ba7a1be81_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2306841716_4ef260cf08_o.jpg

Nicko999

Mar 3, 2008, 5:09 AM

Lucky bastards!!!:rolleyes: :D

Montreal is covered with snow right now!

Aylmer

Mar 3, 2008, 11:56 AM

And freeeeeeezing rain.

:(:)

Nicko999

Mar 3, 2008, 4:20 PM

Lucky bastards!!!:rolleyes: :D

Montreal is covered with snow right now!

I'll correct myself!!! This week's temperature are going to be over 0C.
Spring is coming!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana:

Dylan Leblanc

Mar 3, 2008, 6:18 PM

hey look it's mr. bobcat!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2300139271_5778d0e28c.jpg?v=0

le calmar

Mar 3, 2008, 6:33 PM

We need more pics of palm trees guys! I wanna see what canadian palm trees look like!

Overground

Mar 8, 2008, 7:42 PM

Vancouver - Denman Street last month
http://i27.tinypic.com/2uhs6jt.jpg
Beach Avenue last month
http://i29.tinypic.com/30bcy8x.jpg
palms and banana at English Bay summertime
http://i25.tinypic.com/ilc68p.jpg
Vancouver Island
http://i32.tinypic.com/1075s0l.jpg

images from flickr

Overground

Mar 8, 2008, 7:51 PM

Haro Street again but from Tues 4th March.
http://i27.tinypic.com/23lnk2u.jpg

larger - http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2lvfm2v&s=3

source - Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

Overground

Mar 8, 2008, 8:03 PM

delete

Only The Lonely..

Mar 11, 2008, 9:33 PM

And best summer? Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg?

Winnipeg summers would be perfect if only we had the same relaxed attitude towards toplessness that Ontario has.

Aylmer

Mar 11, 2008, 10:31 PM

Winnipeg summers are perfect; blue skies, blooming golden canola feilds, the gentle breeze blowing gently through the trees...
The open feilds just seem to go on for ever but your attention is captured by the skies, which let you see on for miles. The eternaly sunny land of the prairies is only matched by the city of Winnipeg where the sky is always visible and does all to inspire...

Ah, Je retournerais mon amour, les prairies...
:):):)

1ajs

Mar 12, 2008, 1:59 AM

the bigings of spring has sprung in winnipeg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2327390175_1bc0afdd54_o.jpg

The Great Scaper

Mar 15, 2008, 1:40 AM

I took some of these with Dylan! :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2333413407_b9b20c0bbb.jpg?v=0

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Victoria Palms! :D
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2334237724_69f55ff1b6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/2334237658_b6d5787771_o.jpg

Overground

Mar 15, 2008, 8:26 PM

Great snaps! I love that Arbutus tree at the Empress and with the Belmont Building behind it makes for a great photo.

Overground

Mar 22, 2008, 8:54 PM

From last week, Morton Triangle where Beach Avenue meets Denman at English Bay. This park at the beachfront is the showcase for plants in the West End, from palms, banana, Castor oil plant, to the Polynesian Elephant-ear.

http://i28.tinypic.com/xbd01i.jpg

Nicko999

Mar 22, 2008, 8:59 PM

Spring in Montreal:haha:

March 15
HUGE SNOWFLAKES
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2348567614_0767e1e5b4_b.jpg

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March 20
The big lake:haha:
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