This winter has never really gotten going. November and early December were cold but not the bone chilling cold we can have. January and February have been warm with brief stretches of cold. Portland is above normal for snow as is Caribou but I suspect that here in the mid coast we are below. Most of our storms have turned warm with rain sleet or wet snow.

The weather has been much warmer lately. We have little snow on the ground and the days have been much warmer than normal. One bonus to this situation for me is that the wood boxes need to be filled every other day instead of every day. A loss of exercise to be sure but a pleasant break in the winter routine.

I have to confess that even though I love what I do it has sometimes gotten in the way of doing what I love on my own. As a youngster I was a passionate duck hunter. Over time I guided many a duck hunting trip, I don’t guide that any longer. But lately I had been thinking about doing some on my own, not to guide but rather as an actual hobby.