Rather than going out looking for a groundhog on February 2, I decided to settle for a picture I took in my back yard in 2010.I guess this is what the newspapers would refer to as a "file photo." |
Spindleville Pond, February 3. While Spindleville is open today, Hopedale Pond remains covered with ice, but not safe for skating. |
Hopedale in February 2012 More pictures will be added during the month. Hopedale History Ezine - February 1 - Waiting for William Hopedale History Ezine - February 15, Abby Kelley Foster Hopedale in February 2011 (Very different from this year.) HOME |
A little excitement at the Griffin-Dennett Apartments - February 4. A smoke detector alarm went off one of the resident's told me. |
This was the staging area for the Parklands forestry project. It's a little beyond the end of Overdale Parkway. Equipment has been removed and the work ended for now. This winter has been too warm to provide the frozen ground needed for the heavy machinery. Click here to see pictures of the project before work stopped. |
Working on a problem across the street from Hope1842 World Headquarters - February 9. Since water and sewage are tough to do without, the work goes on into the night. |
Hopedale Airport - February 10. Below, signs for Hopedale Airport Industrial Park. |
Hopedale Pond - February 10. |
Hopedale Pond - February 12. The upper half remains open. |
Here's the pond on the 13th. |
Neighboring town photo for February - Plains Automotive, West Street (Route 140), Milford. |
House on Hill Street destroyed in a fire on February 8. Milford News article. |
February 18 |
Iceout - February 20. Click here to see dates and photos for other years. Will there be a "double iceout" this year? It seems that being this early, it will freeze over again. I'll keep watching. Here's one paragraph from a 1980 Milford News article. (The complete article is on the page linked to in the paragraph above.) Some of the statistics reveal that the earliest date that no ice could be seen from the Draper plant at 3:30 PM was March 14, both 1921 and 1953. In 1979, the pond was free of ice on March 21, while in the year of the great blizzard, 1978, the ice cleared the pond on April 12. The report which was compiled over the years revealed that 1955 was almost the warmest year with the ice departing on March 15. Sayings about New England weather prove true by the report which notes that the next year, 1956, was tied for the coldest year recorded. The two little white specs in the water are swans. |
The pond, with a skim of ice, at 8 AM on the 21st. The temperature had dropped into the low 20s overnight, but went into the 40s during the morning and the ice didn't last long. The prediction is for temps in the 40s and 50s during the next two days. |
I took this picture of Hopedale Pond from my kayak on February 22. The pond was just about entirely open, with only a small amount of ice in a couple of the coves. Click here for more photos of the pond that day. |
With Irene, the October snowstorm and a lot of windy weather, it's been a tough year to be a tree. |
February 26 was a ducky day, though. |
Hopedale Pond - February 29. |