Substantial rainstorms and relatively warm temperatures this week have chased virtually all of the snow and ice from the woods without damaging the trails, although they are a bit soggy in places.
Off-trail, many pools of water remain, creating little runoff streams full of happy water that races freely down inclines toward the sea, sometimes creating two- or three-foot miniature oases that appear and disappear in the dappling sun:
It looks like we’ll be having a vibrant spring. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on March 8 and 4, 2024.)