The Dark corner of the Year.

12-4-14 VERMONT: It’s a few minutes after 4 PM, the sun just set so I would guess it was December if I didn’t know. The Winter Solstice is approaching so the days soon will be even a little shorter. We had a short snow squall with a bunch of wind this morning, and the temps have hovered in the upper twenties all day, in spite of sun in the afternoon. Tonight will be in the single digits.

When we came up yesterday, we drove through fog occasionally with enough reduced visibility to make me slow down. There are three or four inches of crusty frozen snow on the ground and an icy driveway. The pond is frozen over, but we’re not sure how thick the ice is. The small pond in the pasture is only partially frozen.

Judy is doing a dinner tomorrow for some of the local geezers so I helped with the shopping today. We also made a run to the town yard to get sand for the icy drive. You don’t get a lot done with nine hours of daylight.


A little snow on the recently mowed pasture plus a dog walker.

Foggy day.

Dog walker heads to home and fireside.