Spring Rains

The Spring continues to come.  Last night the rain was fairly heavy.  No thunder, as with a true summer storm, but a good downpour.  Keeping the grass in the woods wet is important.  Spring dryness can make for fire danger.  

It looks like tomorrow will bring some snow.  The forecast is in the 1-3 inch range.  I suspect much will melt upon touching the ground.  The road will certainly not accumulate much at all.

Growing weeds have been found already and the first tearing up of a weed has taken place.  No doubt a record of some kind.

The lake has full ice excdpt along the shore line.  Water there separates ice from land by a small space.

Early Spring

The lake is iced over yet, but had ice fishermen on it today.  Not sure how dangerous that might really be.  Temperatures and Sun have left most snow melted.  The roof is clear and only piles more hidden from the Sun remain.  People in town seem overjoyed at it all.  Even the snowmobiliers seem resigned to the end of play time.

Snow and More Cold

The lake got about 5 inches of nice light snow.  The local septic tanks are getting a nicer snow cover to keep those little bacteria happy in there.  A lot of snow sitting in beautiful position in the trees.  The arctic blast is expected to begin tonight with warnings and cold wind chills.  Nice to get the snow all out of the way, then it turns cold rather than cold as you plow.

Snow as Dust Period

Snow has been coming as a series of dustings.  The good news is that it is building over the septic tanks and drain fields in the area.  A few more inches would be nice, but there is some to keep the pipes warmer if it turns real cold.

Odd one';s thoughts on real cold.  It is 21 degrees out and we looked at it as nice and warm.  Maybe a jacket might not have to even be zippered if one went outside a short time.  No need to even get on the full winter coats yet.  Rare for News Year's Day when the big minus sign usually is on the temperature.

Winter for the Duration

Winter has settled in for the long haul, we suspect.  The snow now does not melt in the Sun.  While the drive has a light scatter of snow that stays, the woods and yard are looking white until Spring.  This provides time for studying online how to work the new trout rod and check out the Beatles on Amazon Prime.  Thoughts of last night’s annual playing of Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sims bounce off the cold looking tree trunks.  It black and white images cast spookily against the black and white landscape.  Just like It’s a Wonderful Life, only in black and white does it look right.  Color is a failure as the thoughts of the makers were on how it would cast its images in the gray tones.
Now thoughts turn to spring and Spring Break movies. Where the Boys Are (1960) makes festive these times of dark.  Watched it the other night.  What struck me this time was how limited in scope Spring Break was in the 1960 period, versus the masses of now.  The escape from the snow is a bit over done as the cold after the snow is often worse for those of the North.  Of course, folk of all ages escape the cold North now.  While the students take a month older folk take the rest of Fall to Spring—Snowbirds, they are.

Birds still seem around but not in favor of our offerings.  Working on the problem we are.  If one can come, why not the crowd.  Stuff must be alright if the lone birds come and try some.

Ice

The drives and roads are mostly clear, but it just dropped to 31 and the ice is going to be slippery.

Snow, Snow, Snow

We could have Bing Crosby singing it here.  Looked like three inches with certainly some melting as it fell, so could have been more.  Real wet snow, too.  Lake has become a full winter scene with ice fishing then a full snow cover.  Some peaks over 32 degrees coming, but the snow is likely here to stay.  The good point is that the temperatures might be putting some of that water into the ground for the pines and tamaracks.