Goodbye November - Hello Winter!

November is going out with a bang - below zero temperatures last night made it colder'n a polar bear's butt in January - and even though the sun is out, bright and warm looking, it hasn't warmed up much.  Our thermometers are all showing between 10 and 16 above.  I took a picture early this morning to show the frost on all the trees and bushes, but the photo isn't as nice as the real thing.  It was beautiful - everything sparkled.

 
When I checked my e-mail, I found this beautiful photo that Tim Hebert took from his parent's home on Old Homestead Road.  This is looking south towards Barre Avenue and the state fishing access.  As you can see, the pond is solidly frozen.  Click on Tim's picture to see the glistening frost particles everywhere.

And so we end November - the year is nearly finished, can you believe it?  Time has whipped by this year.  Seems like only a few weeks ago we were watching the ice go out, and now we're seeing the pond frozen over again and there's a good chance we won't see open water again until sometime in April or even May.  We live in a beautiful part of the country, and no matter what the weather is, there's always something to love about living here year around.  Not everyone will agree, but cold or not, most will agree the scenery is beautiful.