[maine-iac7]

They were out on the lake ice fishing last week and now the ice is gone

Yep - good Ole January Thaw - comes every year like clockwork. Were it not for this respite before the snow and bitter cold of February come stampeding in, I wouldn't make it through winters....

[b4its2late]

the snow and bitter cold of February come stampeding in,

And March ain't no picnic either in the northeast....