this time last year, we had about 20 inches on the ground and were bracing for what the weather man promised would be a 'big one'. this year, no snow ... this is my 41st winter in vermont, and while i remember others with not much snow, or with snow on the ground for only part of the winter, i never remember getting to the middle of february without having my driveway plowed once. it's just too weird ... they say the skiing's good and from a distance, it does look like the snowmaking works. but in the photo below, that should all be white. when i was at stratton two weeks ago, except for the trails, there was no snow in the woods ... too weird.
the view of stratton from big bromley, about 10 miles or so to the south.
above is my backyard last sunday, and it still looks the same today. flakeless ...
the mosses are fascinating though ...
there's a little ice on the pond that comes and goes, but the strange thing is that most winters itis frozen from mid december to late march and this year the duckweed is still green ...
not a flake in front of the shop door ...
and not a snowdrift in the parking lot. it made me think about the new metalshop that is in the wish/plan/finance/early permit/estimate phase ... might happen; might not .. we'll see ...
early design phase ...
the dirt road was frozen and my convertible is in my neighbor's heated garage while he is in florida, and it was sooo sunny, i went for a ride ... top up, though the sun was tempting.
one more moss and frost picture ... maybe more tomorrow ...