Sunny with a breeze

Right now it is sunny with a breeze, but nothing like the crazy winds we had yesterday.
Those winds shredded the temporary plastic sheeting on top of the utility shed.
We all needed another project anyway.

Yesterday I was out on the property pulling down the old subdivision flagging from years back, and the wetlands flagging from over a year back.
Since the property is well protected now, and a new surveyed plan is recorded, there is no reason to keep the lot lines proposed for the subdivision by the previous developer.
The wetlands lines were part of defense of the waterways, wetlands, and natural resources of the site while adjacent development was going on.
Since those flags only have a legal validity for a number of months and the adjacent development is completed there is no reason to keep that up anymore either.
Since all of this flagging was "defensive" in one way or another it is great to be able to pull it down with comfort that the challenges have receded.

The neat part is that now the trees, bushes, and stream are the focal point and not the pink, orange, blue flagging tape on trees.
A definite plus!

Right now it is 10:05am and we have hikers.
The temperature is 35.4 degrees F and rising.
The humidity is 40% and steady.
The pressure is 29.77" mercury and steady.
The USFS Forest Fire Danger is NONE (They worked out the kinks in posting.)

While walking the property it is clear that there is need of a litter patrol before the vegetation leafs in. Among the weirder items removed yesterday was the inflatable tube and a green inside-out umbrella.

On a more positive note a number of the trees and bushes planted in previous years are out there and still alive. In particular there are a number of Balsam fir and White pine planted for screening in some far distant day that have made it through their second and first years respectively.

The brook is running with icicles hanging off of low branches and sticks and the Cascades have a little flow as well.