When having your driveway plowed there is a chance of damage to your lawn. No matter how careful the driver may be, the chance is still there. This is an unfortunate by-product of snow plowing. With a season like this, the chances are even higher. The reason for the increased chance of snow plow damage is that the ground did not have a chance to freeze before the snow fell…
Read MoreMid-Winter 2016
As we received a good dose of winter weather this week, we are reminded that this is Michigan. That is not a bad thing though. Michigan can get crazy when it comes to the weather, but if you have lived here for a few years, you get used to it. Now January 15 is the mid point of meteorological winter, and it sure seems that we are in the middle…
Read MoreWhere is the Snow?
Here we are, December is over and we have had very little snow. What is the deal? Christmas was green, and the month overall was very warm. Let’s just remember that December is just the first month of winter; we still have January, February and March to make it through until we have made it to spring. Now I want to make sure that everyone knows, I am not a…
Read More2014-2015 Winter Season Wrap Up
The 2014-2015 winter season came in like a lion. By mid-November, it looked like winter wanted to stay. We had over 30 inches of snow before the month was done. Then December happened. There was moderation. There was minimal snow, moderate temperatures, and a complete turn-around from the month before. January was snowier than December. Cold air from the arctic moved in. Snow came heavy. But just like November, the…
Read MoreMid-Winter
Here we are, halfway through winter. It was interesting and scary to start. It looked like winter was going to be strong with heavy snow in November, but it quickly turned around. Then the snow turned off for a month. It was a complete turn around. However, once we were in the new year, the snow machine turned back on for West Michigan. But it is Michigan, that can happen.…
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