What a day

Today easily could have been the first day of summer -- 85 degrees and clear sun. Absolutely beautiful. Funny, but it seems like it was only a few weeks ago that it was snowing here.

One interesting thing about living up north is that the transition seasons (spring and fall) are really quick. It was like that in Minnesota as well. I guess it makes sense when you think about how the Earth tilts with the seasons. In winter we are tilted further away from the sun up here, and in the summer we are tilting more directly at the sun. So we have more more of a swing to cover in the spring and the fall.

Anyway, after working at my day job I did some planting (beans) and then attempted to take the first dip of the season in the stream below the beaver pond. It was more like a wade than a dip. The water was still so cold that it hurt my feet. But I did splash in for about a tenth of a second. The water still needs a couple more weeks.

But I bet almost all the snow is gone up on the Presidential Range of the White Mountains.