March historically is our third-wettest month, after November and December. This March seems destined to keep or exceed its family standards. The lower parts of the woods are trapped in about one to two inches of ice and awash in two to three inches of water on top of the ice.
In fact, there is ice everywhere in the woods and it would be treacherous to walk them without hefty cleats chained to your boots.
The wooded streams are running fast, but often only noticeable by their gurgling – many of their bends and falls are invisible under an inch or more of ice.
The culverts that take our huge amounts of surface water under paths and roads are open hydrants 24 hours a day.
It’s all a reminder that one of Maine’s major resources is fresh water, something more precious than gold in the long run. (Brooklin, Maine) See also the image in the first Comment space.