Season journal: the waters of March

Zeke enjoying a St. Paddy’s day outing.  

When Lake Superior freezes over, spring comes late. One week ago (3/10), it snowed 7 inches.  

It then rained for the next two

days.  

The chickens haven’t ventured this far since January.  

Michael and I had cleared the garage roof and shoveled snow away from the edge to minimize flooding in our “guest cabin.”  

Only a small river runs through it.  

Michael also shoveled the snow out of the ditch Clyde and Irene excavated to make a walk-out basement, in order to avoid having the basement flood.  

It worked!  Dry basement.  

The pond is full again, and the snow hasn’t all melted yet. 

We won’t be planting the garden anytime soon.  

There are signs of spring around, nevertheless. 

The oaks don’t shed their leaves until spring comes.  

It snowed again today.  

It might keep snowing until mid May.  I hope not. Our baby chicks and ducks should all arrive around May Day. We hope to have the birds on pasture by then so the babies can stay in the coops instead of the guest cabin. We have to keep those babies warm!