We took pictures today, mostly for the benefit of everyone who is not fortunate enough to be here at Joe's Pond, enjoying the brisk breezes and daily frostings of fresh snow.  Translation: winds that make the 20 degrees above zero temperature "feel like" it's 20 below and snow squalls that  dump 2-3 inches of snow on us every day.  It's piling up out there, folks, and the ice is thickening!

The first picture is of West Shore Road, heading south towards Route 2 (there's a very thick layer of ice on all back roads - ice that can flip a car into an unexpected spin without warning and that will no doubt add greatly to the sea of mud we anticipate once it warms up and things begin to melt; the bridge at West Danville that leads to the windiest town in all of Vermont, I kid you not; and the view from the drive-through at Passumpsic Bank in Danville - what can I say?  It's winter in Vermont.