And again . . .

life_in_maine_more_snowIt was bad enough to get hit with an unusually early blizzard two weeks ago, but then to wake up Friday morning to find we had another was discouraging. Fortunately, like with most early storms, we did not have to shovel the driveway and most of the snow melted during the day. UPDATE: It is snowing again this morning. Click on the image for a larger view of our forest on Friday morning.

First Snow

our_forest_first_snow_1Blizzard conditions moved through Maine yesterday. This is the earliest snow on record. High winds and wet, heavy snow caused us to lose power to our home until Monday. With leaves still on our apple trees, this snow was a real threat. Fortunately, I was able to clear most of the snow off our apples during the storm. our_forest_first_snow_2The world suddenly looks very different—the five following images we posted last week were taken the previous Saturday and Acadia received more snow than we did. These images were taken in the blizzard. Click on them for a larger view.