What may look to you all like normal cold winter day is the coldest temperature I have every experienced. On my way to work, my Jeep's sensors measured a blazing -5°F which warmed up to a toasty -3°F by the time I got to work. It was actually quite sunny, but the seasonal earth tilt made sure the sun rays were dispersed over a greater surface area than was helpful to warm a human body.

Across from the entrance to work was this beautiful pile of gravel from the local quarry. The piles are symmetrical and kind of aesthetic in the summer time, but in the winter time they look like this, even more gorgeous. The snow keeps people from going too fast or driving too dangerously, but every once in a while some urban hero decides he wants to test the edges of common sense and see how good his hakkapeliita's really grip icy asphalt. Glad I'm not an ER doctor, but generally speaking New Englanders have good common sense. After all, they've lived here for generations.

Next adventure: Brunswick, Maine (Just for a short weekend).

More photos of the up-coming winter later on.