Another sunny day in Fairbanks, AK. It is 1:35 PM and the outside temperature is 49 degrees.
Yesterday there was a continual dripping from the snow melting on the roof. Miles did not like going out because the drips would hit him going out and then coming back in. But it was a nice sound to me... indicating that the spring breakup season was in full force. The forecast has temps getting up towards 60 degrees on the weekend and staying in the mid-'40s and 50's the rest of the time for the next two-week period.
Today, you can clearly see a difference in the amount of rail fencing that is becoming visible.
The amount of driveway and grass (even though it is not green) is increasing as the smaller depth of snow melts. The main driveway still has the hardpack on top. This is a hard and very condensed amount of snow that has become like rock. Now it is also slick across the top as the melting refreezes at night when the temp goes below freezing. Thank goodness my car will have studded tires for the next week or so!
This area is showing signs of melting and the start of flooding. The shiny section at the base of the snow just below the fencing is the ponding that has begun. Soon I will have to have a pump sitting in the water and pumping the water over the fence that you see into the ditch in the natural foliage behind the fence. Once it is dry, it will be where Miles will be spending his time, enjoying the outside in the summer.
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