What a winer we are having. Even the newspaper headlines recognize that we are having a real Maine winter. This week certainly makes the point. Strong winds out of the northwest and chilly temperatures, highs in the teens above zero and winds up to 50 MPH. The wind picks up the loose snow and swirls it down across the field in little whirlwind whiteouts.
We had a snow and sleet storm on Sunday that added another ten inches or so to what we had on the ground. The sleet pellets were interesting to shovel, the round little pellets slide right off of the shovel but are much heavier than the fluffy snow we have had so far this winter.
The snowbanks in the yard are now as tall as I am where the plow has pushed them to the side. Something that we have not seen for a while and shoveling the snow up and over has become a challenge around the deck and dog kennels. Still, it is a delightful winter scene and of course there are no bugs!
Days are getting longer and before we know it the snow will have melted; the ice will be gone from the lakes and it will be time to get back out on the water. Just not this week.
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