Since my last post I have been busy with the house renovations. The old fiberglass attic insulation was replaced with blown cellulose and new ceilings installed. Tomorrow an energy audit will be done to assess how leaky the house is before the outside walls are reinsulated. This will hopefully result in a rebate of more than $1000. You are welcome to follow the progress in the renovations album.

Spring is slowly getting underway. Early April highlights include gushing streams and vernal ponds. Nighttime temperatures continue to dip below zero covering morning ponds with a thin layer of ice.



These leaves look like they're covered in shrink wrap ...

which quickly melts in the morning sun.


A stream winds through a narrow forest trench ...


... feeding this larger stream ...



... with its many lovely reflections.



If you would like to view more of these images click here for the full set.

Spring is here! The temperature is above zero, the raccoons and chipmunks are up, robins are back and the snow has started to melt creating mud and puddles. But before moving on to more springlike photos, I have a few that I took of a frozen marsh on Feb. 16th. You can view the full set of 10 in the Glassy Frozen Marsh album but here is a sampling ...






The grasses are clearly visible below the ice.



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Mid-February = Mid-winter = Big Messy Thaw! 24 hours of steady rain has transformed January's clean snowy landscape into a slushy brown mess Thankfully I have a few remaining cleaner images to share from over the past 2 weeks

Shadows cast by the deck railing


Red chair and cat house inside the cat run


A late afternoon visitor (white-tailed deer) on her way to the backyard feeder




Deer trail leading away from the feeder


A curvy trail leading out to the lone tree on the “arctic tundra”


Bullrushes near the falls in town


A stop at the maple sugar shack in the woods captures the snowy reflection in its window.


And finally, Mylo relaxing in the middle of the road after removing more ice balls from his toes!!