The weather remains impressively frigid, with this morning's temperature bottoming out at four below and all eyes fixed on the possibility of a genuine blizzard tomorrow. Most of my day was devoted to keeping both wood stoves stoked—so it goes—but in the late afternoon, I managed to get outside for something other than carrying in yet more fuel. The back-lit leaves and berries appear to be almost warm in the abundant sunshine, but don't be fooled. It wasn't even 20, the lifeless leaves are just hanging on, and sun is all light but no heat.