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First sunset of the year. It warmed up to a whole whopping 20 degrees so it was time to get back at shooting evening colors. Taken with the 24-70mm at 50mm... Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm and cropped in camera...

Did we make it to 1041mb at KIND today. Looks like it in the five minute data. We were at 1040.9 and then it ticked up one more hundredth in between the hour.

Amazing that you can get drifts with just two inches of snow, but you can.

Snow depth here on the east side of the house in the Sun. On the west side of the house in the shade. The blue skies make the snow turn real blue in the shade.

Darn, and at an elevation of only 732ft.. You are giving some of those Alp and Japanese ski resorts a run for their money with the vertically piled snow next to the roadways.

Which lake would that be? With 10,000 to choose from, it makes a daunting task.

Sensor issue at KIND? Wind 5 gusting to 22 for several five minute increments.

Time to fire up a new thread for the New Year. Thanks for all the views in 2023. And as usual will be deleting 2023 as I go along to make room for the new images. Starting off the new year with a sunrise. Can not tell but it was -6F when these were imaged. I must be a little messed up in the head to be out and taking these. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm... Taken with the 24-70mm at 45mm...

Yours is so much better than mine. But then I just threw up the camera in the driveway as I was clearing it of the skim of snow.

Even this far south, KIND currently at -4F. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. wind chill of -28, nice,not!

Cool looking sky.

That hurts just looking at. How long have/did you have blizzard conditions?

Do the birds call this weather fit for only the humans?

When the chickens start staring at you and asking for the barbeque sauce, let us know.

Is Alek's one at home and four at ORD going to verify?

Yep, the barometer is way off to the left. Thanks for reminding me to reset the bug.

Rain 0.96" so far, damp

Since Jan 5 around noon, the temperature range has been a whole whopping 4 degrees. Stuck under the winter inversion for the L.

This is for all the winter weenies that this site attracts. After a tiny 1.5" paste job this morning...

Yes, I am slant sticking. It is hard to hold on to a shutter release, a black background and a tape measure with just two hands. Looks like close to or a tick above 1.5" here this morning.

Boo-Hiss it is temporarily white outside right now.

7th warmest Dec. at KIND.

Some flakeage in the air to ring out December and 2023. Only elevaded surfaces so far as the Sun sets...

All of you winter weenies are so triggered by anyone that says the word warm. Well, guess what. Dec. is going to come in warm. Warm, warm and warm. Sweating in your sweaters all you winter weenies? Going to ban someone else that says the word warm a lot? Solidary for hardypalmguy and anyone else that says the word warm. The palm here is doing just fine. Getting so big it is larger than my biggest black background. Going to have to get creative to keep it isolated from now on. Palms in the midwest for the win. Warm, Warm and lets hope for more warm.