4/13/25 – A light, but steady, rain yesterday afternoon has left us with standing water on top of the ice. The forecast calls for more of the same this afternoon, but predicts the rain will turn to snow overnight and continue into tomorrow.

Other signs of spring include an abundance of birds we don’t generally see in the winter or summer (grackles, dark-eyed juncos, yesterday I’m pretty sure I saw a pelican fly over), hearing the woodcock mating call at dusk (look it up it’s super crazy sounding), pussy willows blooming, daffodil shoots are beginning to poke through the soil (most of the ground is still covered with snow but this patch of ground is usually one of the first to open up), chipmunks becoming more active, and of course the tell tail first itch of the eyes, nose, and throat that precede the full onset of spring allergies. -Jessica