Another day in paradise (*not* sarcasm)

Stocking the cupboard with canned soup, spaghetti, sauce, instant coffee,peanut butter, ramen noodles and candy.

Just another day of planting oak trees and preparing Salamander's orchard for the new trees.

The skunk cabbage is up. I planted a few of the oak trees where they were pushing. I stole a trick from Michael Dirr. I planted half the root in the hole and covered the top of the root with mounded or bermed soil.

I think I will plant some acorns the same way. Lay them on the ground and put a couple inches of muck on top of them. In a swamp, a couple of inches of elevation can make a very big difference. Obviously this is not something you would try with species that demand good drainage.

Still snow where the windbreak caused it to drift. The bush near the center of the image is a hazelnut bush and the catkins are elongating.

I grew up downwind of a factory that burned coal to create "process steam".

I grew up thinking snow became speckled as it melted.

I like the modern snow that stays white as it melts, even if it takes longer.

Inland lakes are still iced over. There is a wee bit of melting around the edges.