Winter in Litchfield

March 13, 2016 Blooms are out.

March 11, 2016 With the temperature having reached 70 degrees this week, could flowers be far behind?

March 4, 2016 Sunset colors reflect on the lake.

March 4, 2016 A late-season snow (could it be the last?) begins after a chilly night.

February 25, 2016 Streams are rushing after last night's severe February thunderstorms.

February 24, 2016 Snow followed by freezing rain weighs down the trees.

February 22, 2016 The moon came up about 5 hours past full this evening.

February 20, 2016 A second warm spell since the bitter cold leaves limited space for ice fishing.

February 13, 2016 The cold front that ushered in our record cold.

February 11, 2016 Despite the on-and-off snow lately, lakes aren't completely frozen; although that will change with the cold air that we're expecting this weekend.

February 5, 2016 Winter finally looking like winter.

January 11, 2016 Windy enough to kick up waves on this small pond.

January 7, 2016 Migrating birds and a 767-3SF at FL380 travelling at right angles to each other.

January 6, 2016 Heavy frost deposits on these trees along the Bantam River.

January 5, 2016 Steam fog above the non-frozen parts of the lake.

January 5, 2016 The coldest air since early March of 2015; and two different frost patterns.

January 3, 2016 The air is colder but the light is warm just before sunset.

December 29, 2015 The long warm spell has ended. Today the first winter storm of the season brought sleet and ice.

December 25, 2015 The warmest Christmas in recent memory prompted some out-of-season blooms like this quince.

December 23, 2015 Winter begins with unusually mild and moist air, bringing nighttime and morning fog.

December 21, 2015 Winter, at 11:49 PM.

December 17, 2015 A mild but moist day for mice.

December 12, 2015 Sunrise on another warm day.

December 11, 2015 The sun shines through a Linden leaf.

December 7, 2015 The moon approaching Venus (it will pass in front six hour later, but during daylight).

November 20, 2015 It takes some — ok, a lot of — looking, but isolated trees have patches of colorful leaves.

November 3, 2015 As foliage season winds down, it's getting hard, but not impossible, to find trees with colorful leaves.

November 3, 2015 Sunshine on oak leaves.

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