Comments on: Onion snow http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/ How can we live without the unknown before us? —Rene Char Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:51:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-832718 Dave Sat, 02 May 2009 01:14:35 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-832718 Hey, glad this helped! Gotta love the web, right? Hey, glad this helped! Gotta love the web, right?

]]> By: sharon http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-832712 sharon Sat, 02 May 2009 01:02:39 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-832712 YAHOO!! Finally! Everyone thought I was crazy when I referred to the onion snow. I live in Seattle now, but was raised in Syracuse, New York and nobody there knew what I was talking about. So, in checking the internet, I find your site and lo! the phrase is from Pennsylvania...Mystery solved. I spent four years in Williamsport going to Lycoming College. After 50 years, I now have a real reference. Thanks much. Sharon YAHOO!!
Finally! Everyone thought I was crazy when I referred to the onion snow. I live in Seattle now, but was raised in Syracuse, New York and nobody there knew what I was talking about.
So, in checking the internet, I find your site and lo! the phrase is from Pennsylvania…Mystery solved. I spent four years in Williamsport going to Lycoming College. After 50 years, I now have a real reference.
Thanks much.
Sharon

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-388433 Dave Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:11:14 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-388433 Links are welcome anytime; thanks. This was actually two springs ago. (I'm wincing at my photos - I really liked color saturation back then!) But we do have snow on the ground right now, and if these past few years are any guide, we can probably expect another wet snowfall or two before winter abandons us altogether. Links are welcome anytime; thanks. This was actually two springs ago. (I’m wincing at my photos – I really liked color saturation back then!) But we do have snow on the ground right now, and if these past few years are any guide, we can probably expect another wet snowfall or two before winter abandons us altogether.

]]> By: scusteister http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-388371 scusteister Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:25:10 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-388371 Hi there, It's a year later from your posting, but I linked to it anyway, because I just posted on the onion snow for March 2008 in my blog (<a href="http://scusteister.livejournal.com/#entry_14353" rel="nofollow">http://scusteister.livejournal.com/#entry_14353</a>). Nice posting. Hope you're enjoying 2008. Cheers, Hi there,

It’s a year later from your posting, but I linked to it anyway, because I just posted on the onion snow for March 2008 in my blog (http://scusteister.livejournal.com/#entry_14353).

Nice posting. Hope you’re enjoying 2008.

Cheers,

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-124145 Dave Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-124145 I think it does have to stay on the ground for at least a few hours, yeah. But this year we've had snow on the ground every morning for four days, now, and this is so unusual for April, I'm wondering if the term "onion snow" really fits any more. Because I think the sense of it being a one-day affair is also implicit in the term. That is to say, "onion snow" denotes a regular, familiar phenomenon, whereas this weather pattern is beginning to seem very irregular indeed. Thanks for stopping by. I think it does have to stay on the ground for at least a few hours, yeah. But this year we’ve had snow on the ground every morning for four days, now, and this is so unusual for April, I’m wondering if the term “onion snow” really fits any more. Because I think the sense of it being a one-day affair is also implicit in the term. That is to say, “onion snow” denotes a regular, familiar phenomenon, whereas this weather pattern is beginning to seem very irregular indeed.

Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Carolyn Hoffman http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-124079 Carolyn Hoffman Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:50:12 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-124079 As another central Pa. blogger I was surprised to find too, that the term "onion snow" wasn't more commonly known. The only thing I'm still not clear on is if the snow has to lay on the ground for it to count as an onion snow. Or, can a snow squall count as an onion snow? I can't get a good answer to this one. Great photos! Carolyn H. www.roundtoprumings.blogspot.com As another central Pa. blogger I was surprised to find too, that the term “onion snow” wasn’t more commonly known. The only thing I’m still not clear on is if the snow has to lay on the ground for it to count as an onion snow. Or, can a snow squall count as an onion snow? I can’t get a good answer to this one.

Great photos!

Carolyn H.
http://www.roundtoprumings.blogspot.com

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-118349 Dave Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:52:51 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-118349 Thanks, Joe! I appreciate the information. I'll look into this. Thanks, Joe! I appreciate the information. I’ll look into this.

]]> By: Joe http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-117962 Joe Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:32 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-117962 Onion snow comes far deeper from history than pennsylvania. Most likely Germany or Bavaria as it once was. France also has the legend. It was refered to as the Three Ice Men. The legend originated around three Catholic Saints. Research it if you like. Anther neat local legend, Kunigund day. March 3rd when the frost will go no deeper. And instead will turn around and start coming out of the ground. My grandfather said you don't plant onions until after Kunigund day. Onion snow comes far deeper from history than pennsylvania. Most likely Germany or Bavaria as it once was. France also has the legend. It was refered to as the Three Ice Men. The legend originated around three Catholic Saints. Research it if you like.

Anther neat local legend, Kunigund day. March 3rd when the frost will go no deeper. And instead will turn around and start coming out of the ground. My grandfather said you don’t plant onions until after Kunigund day.

]]> By: Peter http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-156 Peter Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:05:26 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-156 I don't think they go out of their subdivisions much except in a car, even to the nearby bike path where they might see some snow on longer grass. I don’t think they go out of their subdivisions much except in a car, even to the nearby bike path where they might see some snow on longer grass.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/onion-snow/#comment-120 Dave Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:02:23 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/04/05/onion-snow/#comment-120 Peter - I'm sorry, I overlooked your comment! That's kind of surprising that no one guessed correctly. Is it because they don't go outside much, I wonder? Peter – I’m sorry, I overlooked your comment! That’s kind of surprising that no one guessed correctly. Is it because they don’t go outside much, I wonder?

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