Friday, 2:00 pm: An overcast day again, and another night when the temperature stayed above freezing. We have lots of snowmelt, and I’ve put on my waterproof boots on almost a permanent basis. I think they have become part of my body.

Having an assortment of dogs and all this mud adds to the mess, and indeed confusion. Our dogs are experts at leaving little muddy pawprints all over the house. They can’t seem to wipe their feet before they come inside -- they just walk past us, and we dutifully mop up after them. I guess they know who is in charge, and it’s not us!

Yesterday we drove to Presque Isle for shopping, and a northern Maine dining-out experience, whatever that is. Once we left the Saint John Valley and were about halfway to Caribou on Route One, the snow started to get patchy. By the time we were in Presque Isle the snow it was almost nonexistent, save a few snowbanks here and there. At our house our snowstake measures about 11 inches and melting rapidly. But that’s our micro-climate of sorts.

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station

Temperature: 41° (F.)

Barometer: 30.04 & steady

Humidity: 50%

Winds: 4 mph light & variable

Visibility: > 3 miles

Skies: 100% overcast

Precipitation: None

Since midnight:

Low temp: 33.8° (F.) at 5:01 am

High wind: 6 mph at 10:29 am