It's kind of hard to believe that a week and a half ago we had temperatures approaching 60 degrees (some parts of Minnesota even saw temps in the upper 80's!). Since that warm spell, we have had two significant winter storms. Just yesterday/last night we had a big storm that dumped over 12" of new snow on us. And, technically, it is spring... which meant that it was wet, heavy snow. It seems a little crazy to get that much snow this late in April, but it is by no means unprecedented. We have had plenty of April snow storms over the years.
Even though I'm ready for spring and summer, I still find the day after a snow storm to be a very beautiful time to be out in the woods. Today I went for a drive and saw this beaver dam and lodge way out in a large meadow, with some open water near the culvert running under the road. The lodge looked like it was tired of winter too, and I could easily imagine the beavers huddled inside, patiently waiting for warmer weather, just as we all are.
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