I measured another four inches of new snow this morning and then we headed to St. Johnsbury for haircuts. It has snowed most of the rest of today. With all the pond frozen over and white with snow, big banks building up in West Danville where the plows have been through and the roads filled with slush and sand, it sure looks like winter is here. Almost everyone is secretly hoping we have a nice big thaw that takes all of this winter stuff away, but it doesn't look promising. These snowbanks may be our scenery for the next five months or so, and will likely only grow in size. Someone who was obviously in some fantasy world said to us today, "We could still have a 'green' Christmas." I'm afraid not in the Kingdom, my friend. So lace up your Bean boots and hang onto your muffler and mittens - it's going to be a long winter.