Issues Galore.

3-29-23 VERMONT: It’s been sunny and warm in the afternoons for a few days, and a little of the snow has melted. I expect that we will have some snow or ice until early May. The big piles under the eaves are high and wide and compacted—most of the flower beds are under those piles. 

We have had a series of house issues to deal with. The hot water heater in the new house started leaking from the bottom, and at 23 years old, that’s a death sentence. It was replaced today with a hybrid electric unit, except that it needs a new electric line that will be installed tomorrow. 

A leak in the old house basement seems to be coming from the roof around the bathroom vent and, perhaps, is also causing soffit damage. Also in the old house, there is damaged floor from a leak in the toilet water line that has been fixed, but the floor damage needs repair.

The heat pump installers come back Friday to, hopefully, finish the job.

New blooms: snowdrops.

These are the piles I mean. Those under the deck are five feet tall.

On the south side of the house, the snow has melted enough at the foundation to let the snowdrops blossom.

The Game Cam by the small pond caught the fox again on his/her rounds.

Here's a new night time visitor, apparently dressed for a formal function.