{"id":12375,"date":"2023-02-22T14:52:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=12375"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:52:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:52:30","slug":"pre-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2023\/02\/pre-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-snow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I took a longer walk today so I could visit the beach. Because who knows when I\u2019ll 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6248.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6248.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6248-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6248-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6248-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tide was in. I couldn\u2019t cross the channel. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6247.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6247.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6247-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The last icy patch on Salt Pond Road <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This cabin block features a purple center and some luminous scraps. Several pieces were already stitched together. Why? I don\u2019t remember. So the patch has 14 pieces of cloth, but is secretly a nine-patch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1137\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6249.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6249.png 1137w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6249-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6249-1024x901.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/img_6249-768x675.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1137px) 100vw, 1137px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Latest cabin block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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 &#8211; potatoes, nice and fresh in soft soil. And earthworms. I hope they\u2019re okay after their bit of exposure before we tucked them back in. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took a longer walk today so I could visit the beach. Because who knows when I\u2019ll see it again. Snow for the next few days, maybe a lot of it. 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