Looks still like winter – mostly …
Yesterday I was working from home in my flat in Tromsø when an outside movement caught my eye. A ptarmigan was passing by in the snow covered garden. It went to a birch tree, picked a bit at the branches and continued its lunch walk. That was a nice work interruption.
In the afternoon I was out for a walk. The small bog pond looked quite wintry but I wouldn’t cross it anymore.
The cross-country ski trails seem to be in a good shape. People are still skiing there but some wet areas beside the trails start thawing.
I passed the ski lodge – now closed for the saison – and went down the gravel road. The snow on the road looks grey and is no real snow anymore, but pure slush.
Today it was warm and rainy and more rain is to come tomorrow. Then we may get some snowy days again. I adore snow, but I also love spring. I’m curious when the snow will have melted away in Tromsø this year and when birches start getting their green leaves.