The first day of spring was the previous week and already temperatures are starting to warm into the 40s. The snow that once covered the trail to Rock Point and the rocky beach is now almost completely melted, bringing mud season to Vermont. There were some small tulips pushing up through the soil at points but none were blooming yet. The stream that was dried up in the winter was now running again from all the recent rain and snow melt. It created a beautiful little staircase of trickling waterfalls down to the lake, with parts of it still frozen.
My paper birch had not undergone any change since the last time I visited. there were not any visible buds that looked like they could be ready to bloom soon. The branches are also at the very top of the tree so it is difficult to see, I will probably not be able to see anything until there start to be some blooms. However, looking at the surrounding trees there were no noticeable buds on any of the other trees so my theory is that it is just a little early for there to be blooms.
As always Rock point was beautiful and a lot more easily navigated since most of the snow has melted. The sun also stays up a lot later now which was nice because I didn’t have to rush back in the dark. I noticed that it seems like the water had receded and the sitting rock was now accessible again. I’m not sure what causes the water to rise in the winter, my only guess is that it has to do with parts of the lake freezing.
