Blustery
It’s a blustery spring day. The rhubarb is up. The spring rituals have started: planting peas, first workday at the community garden, starting tomato seeds. The rhubarb looks so red and wrinkly. The leaves...
Category: seasons
wicked cold
We didn’t have that much snow yesterday. Some of it fell as sleet or rain, and then turned to ice. Today we have high winds and lots of blowing snow. Drifts are forming. And...
Snowflakes
We’re having a real Maine winter. It’s beautiful and welcome. More snow in the forecast, and lots of cold. I am not oblivious to the political chaos going on in this country and around...
Ice along the trail
We’ve had some snow. But before the snow, there was ice. The trail we walked last week will be very treacherous now, with invisible ice under the snow. I’m glad we were able to...
Peaks and views
We hiked in Acadia last week near Southwest Harbor. Two peaks were summited (small ones)! There was some ice on the trail, but we could pick our way around it. First peak – Flying...
Winter dreams
A little snow and then a little more. The transforming effect is enchanting, as always. The trees are sleeping? Or just standing in the snowy cold. There are green plants in the hoophouse, small...
Frosty
We woke up to frost this morning. Everything was coated. It looked very beautiful. I seem to be surprised that there’s such an everyday occurrence as weather on Thanksgiving. Of course there is! Now...