A lot of us around here have been noticing that this is the longest our yards have remained frozen in recent memory. The snow which fell over two weeks ago is mostly gone from our fields but up the hill here amongst the orchard and between the barns several inches of white stuff remains. I say white stuff because I don't think it is snow anymore although much of it is just as fluffy. On the darkside of one of our metal storage buildings the ice crystals have grown into huge almost feathery proportions.
This is a mixed bag, good for the apples and other dormant fruit but quite difficult on the long list of work which is backing up behind the frozen ground, so to speak. Even the big fields are frozen at night and turn into smooshy mud slicks during the day as the ice crystals which heaved the soil melt away and leave something with a totally glue like consistency.
The weather is supposed to mellow this weekend so dad and I are preparing ourselves mentally for the onslaught.
Hope everyone out there is having a great time.
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