Breakup is the time of year between winter and spring. The snow and ice are melting, but green up is a long way off. Breakup usually occurs sometime in March, while green-up usually waits until May. Ironically, the time in between is our wildfire season. After the snow melts away, all the dead vegetation from last summer dries out. Wildfires, however, are usually not a problem when you live in the swamp.
I used to kid my wife about living on waterfront property this time of year, but she never did buy it. That's because our intermittent marsh dries up in the summer, not enough to cultivate, but enough that it can be mowed to keep it from reverting to trees and bushes. My plan was to develop it into year-round water so that the ducks and geese that dropped in for a visit during breakup would stick around for the fall hunting season, but it was not to be.
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