Pre-snow

I took a longer walk today so I could visit the beach. Because who knows when I’ll see it again. Snow for the next few days, maybe a lot of it. Then ice as it melts and refreezes. Salt Pond Road will be treacherous to walk along without ice cleats.

Most of Salt Pond Road was clear from the recent melting action. Just one icy patch remained. I walked on it carefully. Tomorrow this view will look very different.

This cabin block features a purple center and some luminous scraps. Several pieces were already stitched together. Why? I don’t remember. So the patch has 14 pieces of cloth, but is secretly a nine-patch.

In advance of the snowstorm, we dug potatoes out of the garden. We just had to remove a thick layer of hay and then about 2 inches of icy crusty soil. And voila – potatoes, nice and fresh in soft soil. And earthworms. I hope they’re okay after their bit of exposure before we tucked them back in.