Now It's Getting Cold.

1-2-14 VERMONT: Yesterday was pretty nice, it started in the minus degrees but warmed up to about 12° F. by afternoon, so we snowshoed around the pasture in full winter ware. The outing got the dogs tired out for a few minutes—they don’t have snowshoes and run/jump through the deep stuff. We did have a couple extra inches that fell on New Year’s Eve.

Thanks to Cousins Debbie and John for the NYE party and Happy New Year to those there assembled and to everyone else also.

Today started at minus 12° F., that’s twenty-four degrees colder than yesterday afternoon. We’ve had seven inches of new snow, very dry and powdery, since this morning. It was so light that I used the leaf blower to clear the deck and entryways. It’s supposed to be really cold tonight.


Yesterday was cold but sunny. Snow Queen on snowshoes.

Bally is almost invisible.

Maizie is my dance partner.

Today is colder with more snow.

White out.

Nobody sits on that bench but Mr. Snow.