This has been a wild, blustery day. We've had three or four inches of snow, lots of wind, and now some sleety stuff - not quite sure what it is and I'm not going to go outside to test it. The temperature is 29F, so I don't think it's really rain - maybe freezing rain. The good news is that the wind has calmed down. This picture was taken this morning by Diane Rossi as the sun was coming up. Later in the day she said her flag blew off. I'm not sure if the pole broke in the wind or exactly what happened, but the wind was really whipping out of the south most of the day. Except when it was whipping out of the north. There were times when we really didn't know which direction it was coming from, but it was very strong, blowing the snow every which way, and without letup until this evening. No power outage though, and that's good news.
     The forecast looks as if there will be a warmup late this week - like Thursday or Friday. That might mean there will be a sap run! Doesn't that sound like spring talk? Actually, sugaring season is usually right around town meeting day, so it isn't all that far off the normal mark, and I'm sure other areas are already boiling. It's just our area that's a little late.
     Speaking of "normal" Henretta Splain told us today that an ice fisherman told her this weekend that the ice is between three and four feet thick! That is a lot of ice to melt! I think it's a little more than the "normal" of recent years, but I know the depth varies depending on where one is on the pond, so some areas may have less. With all the cold days and even colder nights, it comes as no surprise we've apparently been making ice at a pretty good clip these past few weeks. I thought the snow might insulate it some, but after a long spell of intense cold weather such as we've been experiencing, there's nothing left but more freezing. So there you have it - a new ice measurement to help you pick the date and time the block will fall through the ice and stop the clock.