This is our clock and thermometer this morning, thanks to Diane Rossi. Now, at 9:30 a.m., I have a reading of 56 degrees on my shaded thermometer. We have sunshine today, but a few high clouds that are filtering it a bit - however, the snow is melting and lots of water is running into the pond. That will warm the water under the ice and also move it upwards as the pond fills, so melting will be increasing as the days go by. We are expecting some rain perhaps tomorrow afternoon, and that will add more to the mix. So far there isn't much water showing around the shoreline, but there are long stretches of open water in both the first and middle ponds where the narrows are very open. The first pond had a stretch almost the whole length last time we looked (Saturday), and the middle pond had open water about half way down. We're going to St. J. today, so will report on the progress when we return.