March 20, 2019 Oh, It Is Definitely Spring, Officially & Weatherwise!

JB chopping ice in front
of the porch.

Snow on south end
of porch.

Earth appearing on south slope.

Monday 3/18. This was the first time this season that we had no fire in the stove during the night.  Had one going when we went to bed and put one in this morning even though it was 69 in the house.

Did a thorough vacuuming this morning and more shoveling in front of the porch.  JB used the macintosh and I shoveled the loose ice/snow.  It's slow going on the afternoon walk as the paths are starting to soften.  Even trying to walking in the middle is hard because you're not quite sure where the middle is.  Post-holing is NOT fun!  Even the dogs are having problems.  Some places we sink to just above our ankles, in other places we sink to just above our knees.

The pine trees seem to be dropping their cones the last day or two.  The snow is littered with them.

It was another gorgeous Spring day, with a high again of 54.

We finished watching Godless this evening.  Excellent!  Reminiscent of Shane in a way.

I love the moonlit nights Up Here, where the moon and stars are the only lights.

Tuesday 3/19. It is 38 and clear this morning.  Going to be another fine day, and I had a nice lazy morning.  

I am going to start taking fire wood off the porch from now on, but this was the first day that I didn't need to bring any wood inside.  Feels rather strange, like the first day in the Fall that I don't need to water the plants.  There is always a gap between these two chores in the Spring and Fall.

We cleaned the wood stove today, inside and out.  And I had to clear off the roof of the wood shed again as all the snow and ice at the top had slid down to the bottom.

The weather is really warming up fast and the snow is melting, now puddling a bit in front of the porch.  Will have to work on a drain channel for it tomorrow.  The sun is hot and the shade is not as cool as it has been.  Our high today was 58!  In Port Orchard, Nene had a high of 73 yesterday.

Wednesday 3/20. This first day of Spring is starting out at 40, with blue skies and the promise of more warm weather.

Thought for the day: Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny Spring day.  W. Earl Hall