Since those dang robins haven’t returned yet, the snow today was wasted and that means at least three more snows before spring. The ground was white again but I rather see whitewashed driftwood instead, like this unique piece with the hole letting other color through it. It was sort of like the sunset tonight with only a small slit in the clouds for the peek of color.
Driftwood Hole
The coronavirus made an impact on churches in the state today, with some closing completely or low attendance due to the virus concerns.
Empty Church
Weather folklore says, “Spring will finally arrive after three snows on a robin’s tail.” Some people in the area have spotted some robins back, but I haven’t yet so I don’t know if the saying counts if it snows on a killdeer tail instead since the killdeers have returned. I rather not wait for the arrival of the robins if it snows this coming week and it doesn’t count towards the number of snowfalls needed on a robin’s tail.
Snow on Bird’s Tail
This squirrel is giving me the evil eye since I keep chasing him off my bird feeder, but he really should be finding his acorns now that the snow is melting and exposing the lawn again.
Angry Squirrel
The old saying “April showers bring May flowers” doesn’t quite work for the showers in March. The March rain does bring more water as the rain melts more of the snow pack. Eventually the spring flowers will return but no hint of them in my woods yet.
No Wildflowers Yet
The morning was whiter than I wanted to see with a fresh coating of snow and hoarfrost too. The sun peaked out in the afternoon to help re-melt the new snow layer.
White Frost
On Sunday when the weather was warmer, I cleaned my wood duck boxes and put fresh shavings in them. The melting snow filled my pond (and my boots too when I stepped in deep snow with water running beneath the snow). Now tonight there is a fresh coating snow covering the ground and the ice layer on the pond. At least the amount of snow should be light if the forecast is correct.
Frozen Pond
Today’s full moon is also a super moon and so it is called Super Worm Moon. The worm part coming from a time when the ground is beginning to soften enough for earthworms to reappear and enticing robins to return. It is also called Sap Moon, so it could be Super Sap Moon instead as the sugar maple sap is beginning to flow. The warm temperatures yesterday didn’t bring any robins back yet, but the killdeer, red-winged blackbirds and a pair of geese did show up. My pond isn’t big enough to support the trumpeter swans but they sure would look prettier than the geese I get.
Returning Swans
My pond filled up from the melting snow pack today as the temperature reached 53 degrees and the melting snow off my roof did look like a waterfall, or at least like the left side of this waterfall.
Tranquil Waterfall
The “snow creatures” are popping up in the road ditches again this March. The warmer temperatures have been melting snow but there are spots where either dirt, hunks of sod or pine needles prevent the snow from melting as fast as the surrounding area leaving raised interesting bumps along side the road.
Snow Piney Creature
