We have another modest snow event occurring today, perhaps an inch or two will be descending. We have had several modest deposits over the latest week with a bigger storm of a week ago dominating our current snow cover. It is just about the depth where snow-shoes are suggested. Going out with Kayla and snow-shoes is not something I want to attempt until we have to. The good news is that our usual patrols are on snow-packed-by-snow-machine trails. Regular boots with crampons are all that is needed right now.
We have hit Retire From Home (RFH) day no. 328. In the last week, we have traveled to a couple medical-health type appointments, a couple trips to the local farmstand (in the middle of winter, the farm products for sale are replaced with their very-good bakery items, such as donuts and scones). One visit to Sherry’s office. A visit to the hair salon (Sherry only).
Several recon walks to the pond and around the beaver bog have also been logged. The dog and I spend an hour or so outside each day playing “stick.” The early setting of the sun and challenging weather have greatly reduced our outside adventures.
We do not expect to get CoVacced until March or worse. Until there is a decent volume of vaccines, it is a chaotic process across the state. The state of Maine has one of the highest vaccine rates in the nation (close to or above 10% of the population), but targeted groups ahead of us are not completed yet by any stretch.
So we started the month with temperatures that were cold but not all day. It went above freezing almost every day. As reported in previous posts, ice has been very inconsistent. This a a local headline from last week.