Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 6 Entries. Sunday, March 1 View Page Here we go! Yesterday was -20 but today was only -5 C so I was more motivated to put out the shacks. This is the melon patch and there is a lot of snow. Sunday, March 1 View Page The shop patch. That's the first shack I made. It was just a prototype made from old plywood. Saturday, March 14 View Page Shop patch. Plugged the heat cable in. This patch is on the south side of a shop wall and melts fairly fast. Today it's -16 C so it's not quite melting. Saturday, March 14 View Page Inside of shop patch shack. Looked like there was hope but tonight it's -22 C. Saturday, March 14 View Page Ran a cord to the melon shack. It's sitting on icy snow. It's hard enough to walk on but I did fall through to about my knee. At -16 nothing much is happening. Saturday, March 14 View Page Inside of melon shack.