Where are all the grass widows?

drm · Post by **drm** » February 28th, 2019, 8:17 am

Sometimes we see them in January, usually they are getting common by March. That's tomorrow folks. I'm really really really really really ready for the grass widows. Desert parsley would suffice.

adamschneider · Post by **adamschneider** » February 28th, 2019, 9:12 am

They're under a foot of snow, along with everything else.

BigBear · Post by **BigBear** » February 28th, 2019, 9:25 am

I agree with Adam. If you want to photograph grass widows, you'll need to bring a shovel.

drm · Post by **drm** » March 1st, 2019, 9:28 am

Hah - they are waiting for the snow to melt like the rest of us. Nothing to find if I dig, which I've done more than enough of on the sidewalk this year.

On another snowpack note, I was shocked to see a graphic on TV weather last night that said that NE Oregon snowpack was north of 400% of average! But when I look up the stats today, I'm not finding that. The map shows 127% and the Aneroid Lake snotel actually shows below average SWE and about average precip.

texasbb · Post by **texasbb** » March 1st, 2019, 10:00 am

drm wrote: ↑
March 1st, 2019, 9:28 am
...I was shocked to see a graphic on TV weather last night that said that NE Oregon snowpack was north of 400% of average! But when I look up the stats today, I'm not finding that. The map shows 127% and the Aneroid Lake snotel actually shows below average SWE and about average precip.

Just about every SNOTEL I've checked is near or below normal.

adamschneider · Post by **adamschneider** » March 1st, 2019, 10:50 am

Maybe they looked at one wacky station. I see there's one out there reporting 2800% right now: 5.6" SWE compared to a median of 0.2". (Apparently they have 23" of heavy wet snow on the ground right now.)

Anyway, it looks pretty average to me for the most part:

The difference this year isn't that there's more precipitation, it's just that it's been really cold in February. (Except in California, where it's been cold AND wet.)

justpeachy · Post by **justpeachy** » March 2nd, 2019, 8:32 am

drm wrote: ↑
February 28th, 2019, 8:17 am
I'm really really really really really ready for the grass widows. Desert parsley would suffice.

Me too! I'm ready for the snow to melt and for flowers to start blooming. I'm so DONE with winter, but unfortunately winter isn't done with us!

DannyH · Post by **DannyH** » March 2nd, 2019, 9:48 pm

I think these are grass widows? On my walk to the gym from my house in Forest Grove.

adamschneider · Post by **adamschneider** » March 2nd, 2019, 10:03 pm

DannyH wrote: ↑
March 2nd, 2019, 9:48 pm
I think these are grass widows? On my walk to the gym from my house in Forest Grove.

No, those are garden crocuses. Grass widows are wildflowers, and they don't grow in Washington County.

Chip Down · Post by **Chip Down** » March 16th, 2019, 9:30 pm

I think these are the flowers you're looking for:

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