Above on Wednesday. Below on Saturday
It looks more like late March around here.
Mud season. The snowmobile trail through this field is useless without a snow covering.
The cracks in the road are oozing water - likely spots for frost heaves.
This farm up the road is a sad sight now. Once there were beef cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys,and lots of activity. Someone very rich bought them out. The plan was for it to continue as a farm but that didn't happen. Don't know what will be here one day.
Below is the field and barn across the street where two donkeys and a horse used to live. They are gone now too.
The sap is rising in the maple trees and has been off and on most of the winter.
Strange times.
...we hit 56 yesterday, nice for early April, but for February?
ReplyDeleteIt has been a strange winter but another storm coming Tuesday
ReplyDeleteCathy
We are in the last month of summer but have had the heat pump on for the last couple of days. I wonder what winter will bring? Diana
ReplyDeleteWe already see sap buckets on the trees here.
ReplyDeleteYour last sentence is one to uplift the spirits. It's a little early for here, but the sap will flow, and we'll drive to the sugar camp for pancakes.
ReplyDeleteMy least favorite time--mud season.
ReplyDeleteIt is depressing to see farmers having to sell up. The mud is not a
ReplyDeleteI meant to say the mud is not pleasant to have to walk around/through.
ReplyDeleteWe're having a lot of rain in Hawaii right now, but it's actually good for us. It's been a dry summer.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for your farmers though.