Monday, January 8, 2018

Cold snap has broken

Cork and I walking one of our trails that I have cleared by snowblower to cut firewood later
We are experiencing beautiful winter temperatures here now after two weeks of bitter cold.
We also picked up about five inches of fluffy snow. We could use another six inches to insulate the ground better. There was only about five inches on the ground during the cold spell and that probably means the frost has gone deep. A foot of snow is fair insulation but 16 inches would be better.
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