Short Dark Days of December.

12-29-13 VERMONT: The blue sky is gone, and we have the more typical New England winter sky—lead gray and low ceiling. It has been warm, in the thirties, and the snow is slowly evaporating.

We walk the pasture with the canine crew every day, and watch the snow melt off all the roofs. Tonight we’re supposed to get rain or wet snow, then a freeze, which will leave everything icy. More new snow may arrive a few days later.

Chickadees and nuthatches are busy at the feeders and still eating the frozen crab apples. The tracks in the snow, other than ours, are squirrel and deer.


Blue skies are gone.

Mooselauke just visible.

Out for a walk.