Nearly an inch and a half of rain for the week has put us well above normal for the month and nearly normal for the year. Warm temperatures early in the week continued to melt the remaining snowpack, though multiple patches remain in my immediate vicinity in northhern shadows and where snow had drifted. My pond is still half ice covered. The snowpack is more continuous at the mid and higher altitudes of Mt Greylock and in the sheltered areas along Bassett Brook. Cooler temperatures mid-week slowed down new spring growth. More songbirds are welcoming the break of day and this morning I heard a woodcock mating call. Multiple flocks of Canada Geese continue their northerly migration. The snow has finally melted off the gardens and the ground thawed enough for me to dig overwintered parsnips. Maple sap continues to flow well. Trails on Greylock are icy on cold mornings and mushy on warm afternoons.