Spring Snow Cometh to the Lake

Spring Snow Brings Chautauqua Gray

Well, we are back at the lake, to a lake gray with ice, a bit of white snow, a yard partially white with snow, and trees drooping with wet snow, especially the Limber Pine by our back door.  We can expect between 6 and 12 inches over the next 24 hours, though it will be wet with the possibility of ice as well.  It could be no fun at all if it turns to ice, pulling down tree limbs and power lines, the worst scenario.  We are back to our routine, listening to NPR, taking a shot of the lake, reading the NYTimes on my computer (five more days till they make you pay for it), and planning the day...nothing scheduled except for wings with Ron and Linda the the VFW in Mayville.  We certainly seemed to have picked the right day to drive to the lake, yesterday, squeezed between two icy, snowy days.

Very little snow so far, though it's rained off and on most of the day, filling our side yard as well as the neighbors with water.  It looks like a pond out there and we are worried about our septic, as always, so we are using as little water as possible, throwing out most of it in buckets.  I read about it on line and in heavy rains or floods, septics just don't work because they cannot drain.  The only thing you can do is use it as little as possible to avoid a bigger problem.  It is always something to worry about, whether it's snow on the roof, septic, sump pump, whatever.  Get used to it Biff.

We are going out for wings, so we will shop in Mayville at Topps before heading to Linda and Rons, as the store is much better than what it used to be under Quality Markets though it's no Wegmanns.