Warmer Days

There was a touch of spring in the air today. We drove down to Burlington for a vet appointment with one of our dogs, and actually saw a car with its convertible top down! Now that is quite crazy because it was only about 45 degrees out, and roaring down the highway at 65 miles per hour meant that his wind chill was about, maybe 20 degrees. Cold enough to freeze his drippy nose. But it felt nice out, and it was also sunny, which made it seem even warmer, even though there are still heaping mounds of snow everywhere. Here is a photo of our two dogs in front of a snowpile by our house last week.

Kuma and Mishka in the snow!

They love it in the snow, but after their walk this afternoon they were so muddy. But it will freeze again, and then there will be ice everywhere. Here is another picture from last week.

This is Mishka going up the driveway.

It was a bright, but cold day, but the sky was so blue. It can be so beautiful around here, even if it is 11 degrees and there is snow everywhere. Soon it will warm up on a regular basis, and then it will be time to tap the maple trees and start to collect the sap to boil it down for maple syrup. We should tap next week sometime if it seems like it will warm up enough. The sap normally runs for most of March, and by the end of sugar season, the snow is gone, the trees are starting to bud, the peeper frogs are out, and the sap will stop running. I can smell the sap boiling in the sugar house already. Its a great time of year!