Finding coal and carrots

After 70 some days of snow covered ground it is inevitable the snow will melt and with that comes the horror of what’s been buried for the last few months.

Chunks of coal and an occasional carrot or two are the only remains of your once proud snowman. Other items may also emerge such as those spare car keys, your wallet or that left handed work glove.

This annual melt also reminds us that it’s time to clean our yards of debris that was there when it started snowing last fall. As you know, the city sends out cleanup letters to folks that don’t keep their property reasonably clean.

That process...