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Jaxon Inner circle Kalamazoo, Mi. 2537 Posts |
I just happen to notice this a couple of nights ago. I recently moved into my grand parents old house. They both passed away years ago and my mother now owns the house. The house was actually built by my grand father and I'm living there while I renovate it.
Anyway, I spend my days in this house with my grand parents during the day while my parents where working. My little brother and I always got excited when the dump trucks came into the back yard. There use to be a very steep hill about 30 feet down and over the period of about 5 years they slowly filled it in. The back yard is now flat. Here's the thing I noticed in the last few days though. We're having strange weather here in Michigan. We'll have a week or so of heavy snow, then we get warm weather and the snow melts away. Then we'll get snow again. The snow is pretty much melted right now except for patches here and there. The strange thing is that from the point where the hill use to be in the back yard on is still covered with now but the rest of my yard is green grass. So I'm thinking that it's because that land was recently filled in. I say recently but it's been about 15 years. Does this seem likely? Maybe someone here would know about such things. As for my part is just an assumption but I think I'm right. I'm mostly just curious. Ron Jaxon |
The Drake Inner circle 2274 Posts |
Maybe its possible the " fill" has a higher clay content or is packed tighter than the dirt that surrounds it. This may retain its colder temperature longer than the looser earth.
Just a theory. Best, Tim |
rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
Can't say about yr soil, but in general there are interesting things to learn about issues like this (and why the grass won't grow in my back yard but is so luxurious just 10 feet away) etc - explore "microclimates".
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evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts |
Yes, even in Minnesota, when the thick snow melted because of 40 degree days in winter, I see some greens patches in my south-west yard. However, where the snow still covers in the slopes going to lake, it's yes, still snow-covered as it's facing north.
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Jaxon Inner circle Kalamazoo, Mi. 2537 Posts |
I just thought it was an interesting thing to see. I mean the snow starts in a strait line. Imagine a football feild half covered with about 2 inches of snow but the other half is snow free. It just looks kind of funny.
Ron Jaxon |
DoctorCognos Elite user 413 Posts |
It probably, as mentioned before, does have to do with the the density of the fill.
If the fill had been done with largely organic material, even years later, it would still be "working" and warmer. But my guess is that it was concrete chunks and other high density materials.
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Chris Miller Loyal user Rochester, NY 242 Posts |
Does the snow line coincide with a shadow from the house? Perhaps the area closer to the house is not getting as much sun?
Chris |
Jaxon Inner circle Kalamazoo, Mi. 2537 Posts |
I thought about that too Chris but no shadow. I think I'm right. It's the newly filled ground.
Ron Jaxon |
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