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!
We are still uncertain whether we’ll be hit hard today.
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteThe sun is doing its best today, but it's still close to freezing... hey ho. Dusting is very low on my priority list so fret not on that account! YAM xx
I am hpapy our snow is all gone except for a few little patches here and there. Spring is coming but winter is not over yet. Take care, have a great day!
ReplyDelete...and soon you be "enjoying" mud season!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing the signs of spring. Not so much loving the ice storm heading your way. Spring is such a fickle beast.
ReplyDeleteSo glad those students are home. And isn't it nice to see the greenish brown grass under the snow again? Edging to spring!
ReplyDeleteSlishy is a great word. Hope the storm isn't too bad. Some forecasts end up with poof, not much. And some are about what's expected. Bet your tea didn't stay hot very long, but it was nice to sit in some sunshine again!
ReplyDeleteI hope the ice storm misses you. We had some rain very early this morning but not as much as they said we would have. Although the day isn't over.
ReplyDeleteYou really are melting, it's interesting the way the circle of snow around the tree was first to go. Ah, sun on the porch!
ReplyDeleteSoon it will be warm and all the snow will be gone. It's really warm where I am already.
ReplyDeleteDoing fine as of 4:pm. Power on, layer of ice thin and not getting thicker.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in more northerly climes, snow melting was a wonderful sign of Spring to come. I'm glad the students and their professor are home. So often, it's the ones who rant and rave who get too much air time.
ReplyDeleteWell stay safe in the oncoming ice storm. Stay home, and just admire Mother Nature doing her worst outside. I hate ice storms! Nice to see some Spring at last, but today was cold and wet and damp and rainy and foggy. In other words yukky.
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