It rained all night; it’s raining as I write, and it’s expected to rain all day, perhaps with some mixed snow for seasoning. But it’s not very cold. We may set a record for precipitation in March this month and have an early spring in which our sunny days are special. I sense the stirring of salamanders already.
Our ponds are full, as you can tell from the above image of the WoodenBoat waterlily pond. Our bogs also are full and our woods are wet, as you’ll see from the image below:.
A wet spring is welcome in this era of Climate Change. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on March 13, 2024.)