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fresh green grass is now growing out above 8°-
the black rocks at the gullet. Spring
is coming!
6 April. Thursday.
High cirrostratus clouds and much
driving snow in air at 9 a.m. High (No 4)
N.E. breeze, which began before mid-night,
and lasted till about 2 p.m. After
that clear and nearly cloudless and calm.
Temp. min -8°; 9a. -5°; 12m. -½°; 2:30 +6°; 4h. 0°
Out alone after 2 p.m., to cliff front
of Conner Glacier. Cornice of snow
beautiful. Hundreds of icicles hang
from projecting layers of ice. Some
chunks of ice have fallen from front
during the winter.
Lights now at midnight then it
was at noon at winter solstice time.
Norman's snow igloo collapsed today