Aroostook County Spring

It is Easter today and it is snowing. The forecast is 3 to 6 inches. There are forecasts for either snow or rain or both every day for the next week. These pictures were taken this morning:

The snow is drifting down, the trees are covered, boots are needed, and it certainly looks more like January than April.

We have filled the bird feeders and the chickadees and goldfinches have returned to eat. In most respects it looks very much like it did in December when we left for Florida.

The summery clothes have been put into the back of the closet and winter duds and sweaters have been found. The tulips are up under the kitchen windows, but they are certainly not ready to bud soon.

So we have our spell of winter after all. The budding trees and blossoms will have to wait a few weeks in northern Maine.

Ryan spent yesterday and last night with us. Here you see him helping Grampy get the winter greens out of the window boxes.

Here we have Ryan and Gary putting out forsythia and creating spring decorations.

And that's the way it is - spring in Washburn!

The Trip Home

The Coles traveled four days from Florida to Maine. This post will be in two parts - the trip home and spring in Washburn. As we headed out on I 95 north climate changes were most obvious. We spent a night in Wilson, North Carolina, where it was nearly as warm as it had been in Florida. Here we have a road picture from the first day.

We noticed lots of purple trees flowered out, and wondered what they are. We never did find out.

As we moved north into Virginia everything was green and blossoms were abundant.

We spent the second night in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and needed jackets. It was windy, chilly, and spring was not in bloom. The third day we moved on to Massachusetts where we met up with Bob. They treated us to a night in a lovely inn, and dinner at the Wayside Inn.  Here we have Bob and Bridget:

The Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts:

That is Bridget out in front of the inn. Here is a nice photo of one of the dining rooms:

We spent a lovely evening and had a wonderful meal here. Early the next morning we headed north to Maine and met Jon for breakfast in Portland. We spent much of the day at the Maine Mall getting a computer, so we were late heading north. We first noticed snow in the woods beside the road in the Lincoln area. Upon reaching Houlton the snow started and it snowed most of the way to Presque Isle. We finally arrived home well into the evening, cold and tired.