Rain Melts Snow.

4-20-19 VERMONT: We had another day of hard rain and the snow piles are much reduced in size. It was in the sixties. There was some early sun, but the skies closed up and drenched us. We were out running chores with the dogs. I had hoped to start playing pick up sticks, but there was too much rain.

I did walk around the pond early and the frogs have already left blobs of gel filled with eggs on the edges of the pond. One turtle was on the bank most of the day trying to catch some sun. I guess the air is now warmer than the bottom of the pond.

New blooms: red maple.


Beds awakening after the snow is gone.

Perennials pop up as the snow recedes.

Snowdrops are all over.

With the pond melted, this turtle is catching some rays.

Froggy going courting.