The temperature here is 41 degrees (F) and rising as we speak. The snow in the woods has melted. Winter has slipped away again:
Last week, we had a light snow and a few days of temperatures in the 20s, which frosted the trails nicely.:
It looks like we may have another winter of freezing and thawing, which can’t be good for the trees and hibernating creatures. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on December 12 [no snow] and 9 [snow], 2021.)