Cold Day in VT .

1-26-18 VERMONT: We arrived yesterday and had the usual bunch of chores and repairs to do. Judy was in town while I re-stocked the wood holder in the living room, chopped through the ice on the deck to get that door open, also cleared two other doors, disconnected the broken dishwasher for removal, defrosted an iced-up de-humidifier in the old house basement and spread sand on the icy driveway and front steps.

It was in the teens with a bit of wind outside, but cloudless and sunny.

The newly filled bird feeder attracted only a few chickadees today.

The snow level is lower than when we left last month, and the spots under the trees on the south facing slopes are snow free There was rain on top of the snow cover, and it later froze forming a hard, icy crust on top of the snow. Even the dogs have trouble walking up hill.

Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer.


Snowy Kinsman, Cannon and Lafayette on the horizon. Pix with the new camera taken from the deck. Those are very White Mountains.

Moosilauke through the trees.