The melt begins

 Monday, March 9th was a lovely, warm day! The frog pond is melting at the edges, under the trees which reflect the warmth.

Not much sunshine, but we are getting there. Boring photo, maybe, but the walking down there is awful. The nearly slushy ice won't take my weight, and you drop, and slip off the icy path into slishy ground. I like that word. Both slushy and icy.

See how the warmth reflects off of the dark tree trunk? The moss is a wonderful green. I have missed greens.

Can you see the trailcam on the tree? The other trqilcam is straight back to the right of this one. on the other side of the pond.

We've had some winds, and branches fell on the path. I wish you could have seen it. 😆 The more I tugged, the worse it got until it fell around me. I did clear it. 

The wetland melts. 

The next day it was warm. Someone in my house needs to dust!

After spotting Good Bunny, I thought I'd check out Barry Beaver. Yes there are trees down. 

Still frozen, but getting closer.

The wetland is still frozen. I don't think we'll see him for a bit.

Barry's lodge is in the middle background. It is quite snowy on top.

This called for a cup of tea on the deck in the sun.

I've an update on the Queen's University students holed up in Doha, Qatar, for a week. The 16 students and professor are home in Canada. While the news is filled with interviews of people shrieking for immediate government help, civil servants have been quietly working on getting people home.

Today, Wednesday, we've an ice storm on the way. School busses are cancelled, warnings issued. We'll see you on the other side. There are people without power in south eastern Ontario. It does not bode well!