Thursday, February 2, 2006, 10:30 am: What a great morning to wake up to. We had some ice fog and it coated all the trees with a light coating of frost or ice. It looks like a winter scene from a colorful Maine calendar.

Most of the fog I described has lifted and the visibility is about two miles. But it is hanging just above us. It’s just low enough to tease us. The temperature has risen somewhat since sunrise, currently 13 degrees Fahrenheit.

We’re putting of our daily chores for a quick ride over to New Brunswick for a little shopping. Our car is, of course, covered in frozen everything that flies up from the road and passing cars. If we were in the American Southwest I would expect someone to write in the dust “Wash Me!” Here though, the person’s finger would freeze to the car’s body.

Current values from our Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 13 degrees (F.)

Barometer: 30.06 and steady

Humidity: 75%

Wind: N at 1 mph an variable

Skies: Low hanging overcast – earlier fog

Since midnight:

Low temp: 1.8 degrees (F.) at 2:44 am

High wind: 2 mph at 9:46 am