Welcome to March! We've had a little taste of March weather these past couple of days. I measured only half an inch of snow this morning, so we can consider ourselves very lucky! Our southern New England neighbors did not fare as well. We still have plenty of March weather ahead, so our turn may come.
     We had a busy week with appointments, catching up on computer stuff, mail and life in general. Fred is feeling much better and getting around very well. He has the website up to date - there is a new Schedule of Events posted, so everyone can mark their calendars with the dates of Joe's Pond Association meetings and social events. It looks like it will be another busy summer! 
     We have had a good response to the pay-on-line Ice-Out Tickets since that option was activated on March 1st. That's a good indicator that people are thinking about when there may be blue water showing again - and of course, thinking about that nice fat check they could receive if they guess the correct time the block falls through the ice and stops the clock. Someone told us the ice is only about twelve inches thick, and if that is true, it could mean an early ice-out date. However, we've got at least another month of winter, probably, so it's anybody's guess how it will all turn out. However, I think the ice has been at least eighteen to twenty-four inches thick in years past at about this time. I haven't kept a record of that, but it may be posted here on the blog in an archive somewhere. Perhaps someone else has kept track, and if so, please let me know. It would be interesting to know if this is an unusual year in that the ice is only a foot thick.