Newsletter

After a long winter working mostly inside I needed to spend some time outside. So I simply ignored my calendar and loaded the new XL Tripper onto the Yukon gathered up my new paddle and a life vest. I headed down to Seven Tree pond in Union to see how high the water was in the St. George River. It was a calm but cloudy afternoon, the water is still very high but dropping rapidly. I noticed on the trees that the level had dropped about six inches in the last day or so.

The weather this afternoon is as pretty as you can have on a late winter day. Perfect blue sky a little wind and warm. OK it is relative; the temperature is 52 degrees Fahrenheit; in the summer we would all be reaching for a coat. But since it is April I was outside this morning enjoying the sunshine with only a fleece vest and a cup of coffee for warmth. In fact as I write this newsletter I have the office door open and am enjoying the breeze. The snow storm last week left us with over a foot of new snow.

The first official day of spring greeted us with a fresh covering of snow, maybe three or four inches. Not a big deal but enough to remind us that winter is not going to give up easily. The next morning temperatures were in the teens with a stiff northwest breeze. The high for the day was less than thirty degrees. On my walk yesterday I noticed the first pussy willows on the side of the road. I'm sure that there are others around but they are the first for me this spring. The ice on the ponds is beginning to darken as it prepares to leave ever so slowly.