Last Saturday was the annual kids ice fishing event sponsored by my neighbors in memory of their son. It was a great success with a great turnout. It was one of those events where I was thinking there was not much of a turnout. When I was way out on the ice setting a tip up for a child I turned and looked back and realized that there were easily a hundred people on the ice. We had an eagle watch the proceedings for a good part of the day which added to the positive atmosphere. I have not heard the final tally of attendance but apparently we went through 20 pounds of hot dogs.
One sign of spring that we don't like to talk about is the frost heaves. Now for those of you from warmer parts of the world let me explain. During the winter and ground freezes deeply, as it starts to thaw in the early spring it thaws from the surface down. It also thaws unevenly some places, for instance over top of a culvert thaw quickly whereas the surrounding area thaws more slowly. This difference creates unevenness in the road surface. This unevenness (the frost heave) is most noticeable on our roads especially the secondary and back roads that have not been built to a high stan
It is raining this morning after a cold stretch. Yesterday morning it was clear and still with a temperature of just under 10 Fahrenheit. I spent part of the afternoon chipping ice out of the driveway, especially around the front door. The dogs were out it was warm for this winter and I was enjoying a fine winter day.
