A few days ago I put a note here about Jenny J., the little dog that needs a home because her present owner is relocating across the country and cannot take Jenny J.  Here is more information about this sweet girl.  Please consider giving her a good home.  She was a rescue dog and was fortunate to be loved and cared for by her present owner, and deserves to continue living in a loving home. Click on the image to make it larger.

We are expecting the last big snowstorm of the season.  Well, I can't guarantee that, but it seems likely, don't you agree?  I know we've had big snowstorms much later in March, right into April in the past, but really, this could be it for snow this year.  I can hear you now, "Who are you trying to kid?" you're saying, "How long have you lived in Vermont, for Pete's sake?" and a distinct, "You're crazy."  

May be, but we can all hope.  Truth is, this is going to be a mega storm if the weather folks are right, and after a miserably cold winter, we deserve some spring.  But before we get to that point,
those of us here in the eye of it all need to prepare.  We will be laying in a supply of food and extra water, checking to be sure there's plenty of fuel for the snow blower and cars, and making sure we have auxiliary heat just in case the power goes out and we're more or less stranded for a few days.  It could happen; and then we'll really deserve spring.

I noticed that the three inches of snow I measured this morning and reported to CoCoRaHS was more than any other spot in Vermont except Danville, also reporting three inches.  Really?  Even the other station in Cabot reported only 2 inches.  There must have been as much or more somewhere - Walden?  Hardwick? Stannard?  Either they don't have anyone reporting or I guess we're in the "snow belt."  There is a lot of moisture in this batch of snow, too.  Fred said the snow blower coughed and sputtered and he decided to let the snow melt instead of overworking the poor old machine.  And melt it did.  We've had temperatures near 40 this afternoon.  Nice spring weather that gives me hope this storm, this doozy of a storm, will be the last big one and it will be sunny days, cool nights and lots of sap flowing.