17 March 2024 (posted late)
Our not-much-of-a-winter has passed, notwithstanding a few flakes eddying about in the gusty air today.
I went for a run along Minihaha Creek yesterday. The ice is entirely gone, and the muddy spots from the last snowmelt are dry. We’ve not had much in the way of moisture, either snow or rain, and I’m told 80% of the state is in drought conditions. We shall hope for a moist spring, though not so moist as to bring disaster upon the farmers.
It is interesting to look through the columns of the forest, and see, here and there, a tree hanging onto last year’s leaves.
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