On my walk this afternoon I noticed the first pussy willows on the side of the road. I’m sure that there are others around that started earlier but they are the first for me this year. The ice on the ponds is beginning to darken as t prepares to leave every so slowly. In fact this early spring comes slowly still. Saturday night we had one of those wet snows that for the most part melts as fast as it falls. When I got up this morning everything was coated with white frosting and fog hung in the air. Bt 8AM most of the new snow was gone with the warming day.
I went to Old Town Canoe on Friday and picked up a new XL Tripper that I plan to use on my nature exploration canoe trips with families. It will be just the thing for carrying me and the kids along with all of the gear. I think that it will paddle harder than the boat that I have used for years. Not to mention I might not be able to easily win those impromptu canoe races paddling alone. My oldest son Noah went along for the ride and eh was dying to throw the new boat in and go for a paddle, but there was just not enough open water. Maybe this week.
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