What a nice day today has been!  Surprising after a low of 38 degrees last night, but VERY welcome.  We could have used some of today's warmth yesterday at our Joe's Pond Association Spring

Meeting.  It was cold and although the side curtains help tremendously, there are plenty of gaps that let the wind blow through, especially underneath.  We're thinking "fire pits" or one of those big gas heaters contractors use - at least for our spring and fall meetings which are often plagued with cold and sometimes snowy weather . . .  Actually, there were enough people there Saturday so some body heat was generated, but I felt sorry for those who came in shorts and light weight jackets.  At Joe's Pond, it's always a good idea to count on the temperature being at least 10 degrees colder than any place within a five mile radius, and you can count on the fingers of one hand the days that have no wind.  And that's for a whole year!  Then I looked at the picture below and realized that must have been taken on one of those five days with no wind! We had a good meeting though, and thanks to Camilla Dente, plenty of hot coffee.  I'll have the minutes posted in a day or so.

This photo came to me courtesy of Sharon Reihmer (formerly on Narrows Drive), and was taken last week by Lawrence Hayes, meteorologist at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury.  He writes:  "After cursing the clouds all day, I found that they reflected nicely off the still waters of Joe's Pond on the way home." Click on the picture to enlarge it - it's really beautiful.



This one came from Henretta Splain today.  Henretta and her daughter, Kellie Merrell (in the picture) are visiting family in Italy, and are spending a few days in Venice before heading north to where their relative live.  Henretta loves Venice - well, she loves all of Italy and has a grand time when she visits her family there.  It looks like it may have been a cloudy day, but hopefully it's warm there.

Fred got this one on Friday evening.  Our old apple tree is in full bloom and the  rainbow was just beautiful behind it.  Our two old ornamental apple trees are showing off nicely, too, but the small, much younger ones, have yet to show any signs of blooming.  I think they are at least five years old by now, and should bloom if they're ever going to.  I'll give them one more year and then they're out of here if there are no flowers.  I keep telling them they are "ornamental" apple trees, and they should live up to their name; I guess I have to lay it on the line and let them know they can be replaced!