December in Maine 2009

The glittery things in the picture are flakes of frost falling off of tree

Path to the Penobscot River in Orono, ME is snow covered

For Sale By Owner: One big tree with attached swing

Sun fights to break through clouds over the Penobscot River

Snowman in Orono

Bank of Penobscot River in Orono the morning after a snowfall

Moon rises over the farm and fresh snow

Happy New Year

-23F

On Friday, it was -23F overnight here in Orono, Maine. Upon sunrise, the temperature s...l...o...w...l...y started to go up, eventually reaching the amazing high temperature of.....7F! Yes, high temperature for the day reached a whopping 7 degrees by 1pm.

Many of you (who don't live in he midwest) might be wondering...."Hmmm....I wonder what -23F looks like?" Well, wonder no more. I took a picture of it. It looks like this:

Can't you just feel the cold seeping into your bones??