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We are in what is usually the coldest part of our winter and it is just what we expect. This morning the temperature was a little below zero Fahrenheit without a cloud in the sky. Luckily the strong wind that was forecast has not shown up. Yes we have a breeze but not the wind that can make a cold day miserable. The moon was full last night which gives spectacular nights lit by the glow of the moonlight reflected off of the snow. It is nearly as bright as day but the light has a different quality.

December was a very snowy month here and January seems to be following the same theme. Without going through each storm of the last couple of weeks there is nearly three feet of snow on the ground this morning. Most of it is soft and fluffy not able to hold up even my widest snowshoes very well. I snow shoed through our woodlot and sank down at least a foot even with snowshoes on but it was great to be out. Only Woody our golden retriever tagged along but even he tired quickly in the deep snow. He sank up to his chest even in my snowshoe tracks.

I hope that this issue of the newsletter finds you reflecting on another good year and looking forward to celebrations with friends and family. To lighten your mood even further click here to see that not only can old guides dance they look pretty good in a green elf suit. We are at the winter solstice, where you live that fact may not impact your day very much but here in mid coast Maine the daylight hours are just over six and a half hours shorter than the longest day in June, a noticeable difference.