a recent status by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors editor Polly Saltonstall 

Yesterday’s warm sunshine put me in such a good mood I made risotto for dinner with bacon and some of the huge leeks I’ve been growing in the garage all winter, topped with fresh eggs from neighbors. The icing on the cake was opening the window before bed and hearing my first spring peepers. Those trilling high notes pull spring right up out of the ground and into my soul.