Winter wonderland

Yes, it's a winter wonderland here, but I think it's that way all over the western US so don't get me wrong, I'm not whining. This is a picture I took out the window of Karen's office a little while ago as well as the current temperature here. You can't tell in the picture but it's snowing lightly which is something I wasn't used to when I moved here. I mean that when it's this cold out west it normally doesn't snow because it's too cold and the air is too dry, but back here it can snow it seems no matter what the temperature is.

So today Karen had to work and I need to get out and finish shoveling the walkways and go shopping. Once I get those chores done I'm just going to stay in and keep warm. I checked the pond in the backyard this morning and I had to chop a hole in the ice to see where the water level was. The ice is thick enough for me to walk on and I need to get the heater and aerator in there to keep the fish alive. Water stays solid this time of year here since it hardly ever gets above freezing during the winter. Did I say winter? It's still not officially winter but it's close enough for me.