With most of the undisturbed snow gone from the yards, April 17 was a good day to pick and rake wayward rocks off the edges of greening lawns. Talk of pulling lawnmowers out of storage has been buzzing around the neighbourhood for a few days as the grass is getting noticeably longer. Well, maybe that idea should be put on hold for a while. A rain shower that night turned to snow around 4 am and by 8 am on the beginning of the Easter weekend residents were clearing at least 2 inches of heavy wet snow off everything. The rain and snow on the lake ice has made the lake messy and not fit for any use. Roads are wet and muddy again and the fresh snow has hidden the hard-packed paths in the deeper snow in the sheltered woods, so off road hiking is more of a challenge than it’s worth. Hopefully, the fresh snow will be gone by Saturday night, leaving plenty of time and options for hiding “eggs” for the eager young visitors who might be expecting an early morning outdoor hunt on Easter Sunday.
