One nice side-effect of the recent rains was the great sunset following, with clouds instead of clear blue skies!

A quick pair of iPad weather snapshots, here in Florida and “home” in Massachusetts:

Here, mid 70s, sunny and dry!

Meanwhile, Massachusetts has loads of rain and mid 30s (but at least it’s not snow!):

Not fully adjusted back from England time last week, I’m getting up early enough to catch the sunrise!

At my Dad’s home on a frosty English morning …

Doesn’t happen very often …

This morning the wind is blowing hard from the North, and it’s “really cold”, only just about 40f and even with the sun shining, it’s not warming up very much …

After a 7 hour trip door to door, Margaret and I and Chloe(!) arrived safely at 8002 last night. Chloe meowed during the drive to the airport, once we were on the plane she was quiet – though no doubt quite scared! A half hour incoming plane delay meant that we didn’t reach 8002 till after 1am, and Chloe then spent quite a while alternately exploring the new house, or hiding under beds etc!

The house is still Christmas-decorated from when Joanne and Earle were here a couple weeks ago …

The days ahead, I’ll start setting up the fourth bedroom as a second office – some equipment here already!

The experiment begins!

It stayed cold yesterday and last night, and was below 20f this morning – and that was enough to freeze the pond!

The fish now will have to stay below the ice for a few months …

And in Essex, the river banks now have ice!

Past mid December, almost “true” winter, and still there’s only a hint of ice on the fish pond, just a light coat where the waterfall runs in the summer:

The water is COLD of course and the fish are “hibernating”:

It’s much milder than last year, and look at the river two years ago today …

(Meanwhile, Margaret is sunbathing in the 70s in Florida!)

It’s still strangely warm weather, and Moths are still excitedly out and about wherever it is light! Rained all day today also, and so our slightly sheltered porch light is a Moth haven …

Chloe likes the Moths – more so when they fly …