SPRING HAS COME TO JOE'S POND, VERMONT!

Yesterday was a beautiful day to be out and about taking pictures of the pond. Today is rainy and cold, but we are in need of the rain, so aren't complaining.

This first photo is of the cove just before the narrows in the big pond. Not many cottages have been opened yet, but in a couple more weeks, there will be lots of activity.
You'll recognize the narrows by the Gruggel/Cobb cottage (on the right), and across the big pond looking at the cottages along West Shore Road. The water is such a lovely blue it almost makes one want to go for a swim. The ice has only been gone from the lake for about two weeks, so we know it has to be pretty cold yet, and no really hot days to warm things us.

We also got a picture of the northern end of the pond, across from the Gallery at Loon Cove on Sandy Beach Road. While the phote doesn't show the wildlife there, we could hear the activity and had we stayed a bit longer, I'm sure we'd have seen more as the birds build their nests.

We hope by Memorial Day the weather will be a bit warmer and, with lots of people around opening up their cottages, things here will begin to come alive with people around the lake. We see an occasional boat, but not very many yet. It's early, but a really beautiful time to be at Joe's Pond.