Saturday was another snowstorm in a nearly record setting winter for us. The recent storm puts nearly every town from Bangor south at around 100 inches for the season. As I understand it this is the 5th snowiest winter on record and we still have March and April to go yet. I also saw that Concord NH has set a record for the snowiest winter since they have been keeping track.
One sign of spring that we don't like to talk about is the frost heaves. Now for those of you from warmer parts of the world let me explain. During the winter and ground freezes deeply, as it starts to thaw in the early spring it thaws from the surface down. It also thaws unevenly some places, for instance over top of a culvert thaw quickly whereas the surrounding area thaws more slowly. This difference creates unevenness in the road surface. This unevenness (the frost heave) is most noticeable on our roads especially the secondary and back roads that have not been built to a high stan
It is raining this morning after a cold stretch. Yesterday morning it was clear and still with a temperature of just under 10 Fahrenheit. I spent part of the afternoon chipping ice out of the driveway, especially around the front door. The dogs were out it was warm for this winter and I was enjoying a fine winter day.
