We took a couple of pictures today when we went to W. Danville to the post office. The cottages along Rt. 2 are pretty well blocked with snow. Even with the rain we had this weekend, not much actually melting went on, and today it's been pretty cold again, so those snowbanks are almost solid ice - very hard to dig or move. We wanted to get some pictures now because we are in for some warm (30's) weather later this week, and things could change quickly.

The Town of Cabot came by today with a bucket loader to push back some of the biggest banks along our road. (Click on picture at right.) This will allow the water to find the ditches rather than running down the road and may reduce our mud season a bit - maybe. The roads are heaved up everywhere here in the north country, so this is no time to be in a hurry. You could find yourself airborne if you don't take it slow. When we see the signs "BUMP" along Rt. 2, we pay attention. Those big dips are where culverts cross under the roads. It's very bad from the W. Shore Road turn through to West Danville, and I'm sure going west towards Monteplier and Barre is no better. There are a few good dips along W. Shore Road, too, and any other back roads, so we know the frost has gone very deep, and that sometimes makes mud season worse. We never know for sure how it'll turn out. At least it's a sign of spring . . . !