Yes indeed, it is May in Fairbanks and I still have some snow on the ground. We had snowfall here on the 30th of April. I had a dusting, but areas all around me had as much as a couple of inches. It has all since melted since we are getting springlike sun and temps during the day.
And, speaking of days of light, today (May 4th) these are the stats for the sun's activity:
We are officially no longer having night! I took Miles out last night just before going to bed a little before 11:00 PM and I had no trouble seeing around my area without any extra light.In the meantime, here is the progress on my snow melting...
Looking towards the front door, the mounds of snow are coming down. The deck and steps are no clear and dry. There is a small patch still in this section of the driveway, but it was really hardpacked and what you are seeing is more ice than snow. Rob and I will sometimes take a shovel to the edge and chop off chunks to facilitate melting. It should be gone in a couple of warm days. This area is also the first section to go into shadow in the morning, so the heat of the sun does not hit it for a long time, as you can see.
The fence rails are now free of the snow on the driveway side. The yard side is still quite mounded. There is still a lot of melting happening in my front yard.
The driveway is clear. Now that I have my summer tires on, driving on this cleared surface is much quieter. It is amazing how loud studded tires are on dry pavement.
Still ponding on the left side. Over the weekend, Rob was here and did some new placement for the pump. He dug a deeper hole for the pump to sit in. It will allow for more clearing of the water from the land. Standing water around here breeds our "state bird", the mosquito.
A closeup at the melting area. This is the area that Miles will use this summer as his potty spot. I may put down some grass seed to fill it in for him. Everything over there now is pretty much a swampy mess of drowned weeds.
Every day, our Alaska summer gets closer and closer.
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