More Floods

Record rains in New England, especially in Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. In NH the flooding is not as bad. The temperatures are warmer than usual. Ice out is early and we just have a small sliver of ice left on our own pond. I saw black insects flying already. Are they black flies? On Sunday I spotted a half inch of a river plant rising from the wet humus along the river bank, same spot I’ve observed in previous years.

Obama announced opening up coastal areas to oil drilling. Ouch!