We’ve been getting March weather in February. Here you see our local woods yesterday morning, where nothing was moving except the trees.
They were swaying in wind gusts that exceeded 30 miles per hour. Moreover, the temperatures were unseasonably warm, approaching 50 degrees (F). The snow was melting fast, often revealing long layers of slippery ice.
As I write this morning, things are worse. It’s raining and near-constant winds are gusting above 40 mph, while the temperature is at 51 degrees and rising. It’s not a good thing to have tall spruce, fir, and pine trees swaying wildly while the ground is thawing quickly.
If past is prologue, a cold snap will occur soon and deliver a body blow to the poor awakening trees. In the meantime, I’m not going to take a morning walk. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on February 17, 2022.)