Brrrrr....

Yep, it's officially cold. I brought in a load of firewood this afternoon, and I had on a pair of insulated coveralls with an insulated hood and a balaclava. The only exposed skin - around my eyes - hurt so badly from the cold wind by the time I got back to the house that my eyes were watering.

Look, y'all ... I like it cold, but day-um, this is cold. I've been up Mt. Washington 3 times (I think) in winter. I've felt cold before.

This is cold.

The ground is frozen hard as a rock. Riding the Mule over cattle-trampled fields was like participating in some kind of sub-zero torture test.

Still .... I love it. Bring on the ice-age apocalypse...