Busy As A Beaver..Only It's Woody Woodpecker

I haven't been able to observe the culprit who's been hard at work on one of the fir trees on our property but I have a pretty strong suspicion ..

Pretty low for a nesting spot? Bugs? This early? Anyways old Woody is making short work of the soft wood.

And it looks like we dodged a bullet on the snowstorm forecast for this weekend..lots of room for snow out in The Atlantic Ocean..50's in the forecast for later on this coming week..almost time to start doing springtime boat chores...

Here's Mud In Your Eye...

Tis the season..mud that is...

The driveway is a mess. The baddest in many years..

Mud and ruts and standing water..

To and 

fro..

But there are signs...

very good signs...

Has the back of winter been broken? 

I'm not ready to go out on a limb to say that as I'm sure there will be more to come.

But..I can see the light and it won't be long before my 

fly rods..

come down off their hooks and on to the brooks..