Winter Hump Day

Driving up Newman Road towards Old Town Hill

Today, the sun is shinning. It is a very warm 33 degrees outside. Wednesday's temperature  may jump to 40 degrees. Blue skies shine down on me.

We have not had any snow in over a week. There has been no shoveling, no plows, or Arctic blasting winds. Our snow drifts, mountains, and luge  run driveway are all melting. I am ecstatic. Spring will be visiting us soon, I can see the end of the winter tunnel. This day has all the feel of a hump day.

Tonight, we spring ahead our clocks.

I put on my snow shoes today. I climbed Mt. Glenn in the back yard and followed an animal track. We are certain it was a raccoon. The suet feeder was on the snow and in the snow were paw marks.  All our New England stone walls are  hidden under the snow. I walked over the invisible  stone wall and  around the large wooded land trust that is our next door neighbor.  There were a few animal tracks but, no sign of deer. Years past, I have followed a small deer path into the woods until it opened into a large deer highway with many deer visitors. The deer must be in deep trouble this winter. The deer that survive into spring will be very thin and tired.