Finally a real spring day! We started off the day with breakfast at the Danville Inn with Jamie and Marie and our neighbor next door, Bob. It was a lot of fun and the food is good. Jamie was happy - there was sausage gravy on the buffet. Fred was happy - he had pancakes. 
     The weather inspired lots of people to finally get outside to enjoy the warmer weather and feel the sun. Diane Rossi sent this picture of Bill, bundled up but happily enjoying the sunshine. Diane said they spent quite a bit of time outside. There seems to be some green grass in the background - the difference between Shelburne and Joe's Pond!
     We lost quite a bit of snow today and probably ice, too. Our neighbor, Bob, is a fisherman and told us today that a couple weeks ago there was about two feet of ice where he was fishing at the north end of the big pond near the islands. That is more than we had thought, but not surprising - I think we may have gained some during some of the recent cold spell.
     The contest in Goshen, Massachusetts that was patterned after ours and has been running for twelve or more years, is over.  The clock there stopped on Tuesady, 4/17 at 8:37 PM. The winner received $545. They sold 1,221 tickets, and split the proceeds the same as we do, 50/50 after expenses. However, they use a "Price is Right" rule which means a guess cannot be over (past) the time the clock stops. Our winner is the guess closest - under or over.
     We will begin serious watchfulness now that the weather has turned warm for the next several days. Until now, there hasn't been much point in checking the setup - too cold, too much ice, no melting. But that is going to change, so we're getting close to the end of the contest! Will it last until May? Probably not, but it certainly could. It's only 9 days away.