The first official day of spring we were greeted 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 only in the twenties.
Today we have a southerly breeze with a cloud cover that must indicate warmer air trying to move in. Of course being on then coast the southerly breeze from now to fall will mean that we will be cooler than further inland. Not always a bad thing but in March it means an air temperature roughly equal to the ocean temperature, thirty-eight degrees, and damp. Not totally unpleasant given the warmer temperatures but still not the warm sunny days that we are all looking forward to.
Still spring is coming, there was a flock of robins on the lawn yesterday thoroughly patrolling the twenty-five square feet of bare lawn that we have. The ice is still solid on the ponds for sure but the river broke up as a result of all of the rain last weekend and is running high and fast.
I am headed to Bangor tomorrow to pick up a new canoe that I will use in my canoe trips. I have sold the eighteen foot boat that I used most and am replacing it with a twenty foot tripper that I think will give me more room to carry kids on family exploration trips. I will be taking the Lund for it’s annual spring overhaul in a few days. I am looking forward to getting the guiding season underway.
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