waiting

No snow yet, but the forecast currently calls for between 8 and 14 inches of the white stuff between tonight and Tuesday with some ice accumulations thrown in to keep things interesting. Yikes!

While astronomical winter doesn't start for another three weeks, meteorological winter starts today. The temperature over the past days made it feel like winter, and the forecast for significant snow just adds to the feeling that the season is changing.

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons

As I walked in Harold Parker State Forest this afternoon I found that the ponds have started to wear a skim coat of ice. It's not thick enough for walking but the open water is gone.