Back to Reality

Annabel, Thane and I consider ourselves fortunate indeed to have avoided the back-to-back snowstorms in the northeast that continued for days and dropped over 50" of snow.  We were lucky to fly out between the storms, and very much enjoyed the gloriously mellow weather in the southwest.  It was with somewhat torn hearts, then, that we returned to a more frigid and polar landscape than the one we left. 

Upon our return Jordan wasted no time in getting us outside to help tap our maple trees.  The snowshoes we received from Jordan's parents a few Christmases ago were definitely welcome as we trudged through our woods.  We tapped 24 trees, and enjoyed nature's beauty, including a branch that had literally grown into a neighboring tree.

It's hard to believe but the ice is already beginning to melt on Libby Brook, a sure sign that spring is just around the corner.