More freezing fog and a dusting

This photo is from a couple days ago. Since then (last night), it snowed again. Not much, but we have a fresh dusting of the white stuff.

Frozen fog on the carport and trees around it. It's much more pronounced this morning, and there's snow on the ground again, but it's still too dark outside for photos.

The temperature is still negative this morning, but it's not as far from zero as on recent days. I enjoy winter and I like snow. In small bursts. I'm no longer used to those northeastern winters that I grew up in oh so many years ago. 

Freezing fog

We're having an episode of freezing fog. Everything outside is coated with a layer of heavy frost. We stayed below zero yesterday so the frost couldn't melt away. This morning we're about two below, an improvement. But is still frosty out there.

Frost on grape vines.

I think snow would be better. We're staying in, only venturing outside for short walks with Tasha. I haven't seen the sand truck in our street yet, so the roads probably aren't bad. 

A neighborly gift

At some point on New Year's Eve we found this gift bag hanging from our front gate. Inside was a bottle of local bubbly. The bag says, "Happy New Year's Eve to you both!" The initials are those of our neighbors, one of their good friends (who stays with them often), and their aging mother. What a thoughtful gift!

Festive!

This morning it's almost -5ºC outside. That's about 21ºF. Yikes!  

Icy

We woke up to -3ºC again this morning. The roads are icy. Thankfully, we don't have any reason to go out in the car right now. The weather people are predicting lows approaching -6ºC (about 26ºF) as the week goes on. I'm glad we got the heating fuel delivered.

The holiday lights I strung up before Christmas have gone dark. I'll take them down soon (no ladders involved) depending on how icy the terrace gets. 

Frosty

Not the snowman. Since the snow melted away, we've been getting some more or less heavy frosts in the morning. With temperatures just under freezing, the early morning dew freezes on almost every surface, sugar-coating our world until the sun (when there is sun) melts it away.

A frosty field with birches from many winters ago.

Our heating fuel was delivered as promised on Wednesday morning. The tanker truck pulled up at 07h30 and everything happened in the dark. Thankfully, the truck was equipped with lights and the driver knows our place (the Americans!). We should be set for the rest of this winter and well into the next, depending on the weather. 

Happy New Year!

 Live long and prosper! We're down to -3ºC this morning. Shiver.

Our hamlet in the snow. From 2012 (I think).

 

New Year's Eve

Good-bye 2025! One more snow photo, maybe not the last.

Happy New Year's Eve!

Were expecting a delivery of home heating fuel this morning. Will the excitement never end?