One sign of spring that we don't like to talk about is the frost heaves. Now for those of you from warmer parts of the world let me explain. During the winter and ground freezes deeply, as it starts to thaw in the early spring it thaws from the surface down. It also thaws unevenly some places, for instance over top of a culvert thaw quickly whereas the surrounding area thaws more slowly. This difference creates unevenness in the road surface. This unevenness (the frost heave) is most noticeable on our roads especially the secondary and back roads that have not been built to a high stan
It is raining this morning after a cold stretch. Yesterday morning it was clear and still with a temperature of just under 10 Fahrenheit. I spent part of the afternoon chipping ice out of the driveway, especially around the front door. The dogs were out it was warm for this winter and I was enjoying a fine winter day.
Yesterday I had let the dogs out for their afternoon run and chance to play in the snow. I was filling the wood box in the house and making trips between the garage and the House. On my last trip I happened to glance up and catch out of the corner of my eye two birds flying into the pine tree alongside the driveway. One was quite small, a chickadee turned out and the other I assumed at first to be a mourning dove. Both landed in the pine and for a second all was quiet. Soon though the chickadee began flying frantically through the branches of the pine with the larger bird in hot pursui
