January 25

1/25/08: Friday, 7:45AM. -10, wind SSE, calm presently. Barometer down, predicting snow. Skies absolutely clear. There is a very light haze over the channel, giving Madeline and Long Island a rather ethereal presence. The sun is just rising and the moon almost setting (purported to be the very best fishing time...lots of luck out there, guys). He sunrise is an almost exact duplicate of last night's sunset, but colors not quite as vivid. The orange sun has an orange reflection of its rays on the frozen channel, looks as thought it might cut through it like the proverbial hot knife through butter.
The old (small, green) wind sled started running yesterday, I haven't seen or heard the new (big, red) wind sled as yet. People getting on and off were dressed like ice fishermen or snowmobilers.
The weather forecast keeps calling for a warm trend but it must be stuck somewhere to the south...I had to look at the thermometer twice to be sure it said what it did. I almost didn't believe it, but not believing a mercury thermometer is akin to not believing your compass, and I suspect the one disbelief would be as hazardous as the other.