February 4

2/04/08: Monday, 9:00 AM. 18 degrees, wind E, calm. Barometer predicts snow, skies overcast, no sun. there is a light fog over the channel.
I heard a chorus of howling and yipping , and at first I thought coyotes, but then realized it was a late rising musher feeding his dogs down at motel. I hear coyotes occasionally in town , but mainly at dawn or dusk, further out in the country.
The lemon tree in the foyer has 23 lemons, just about ripe, not very large but quite good. I hope they hang on a while longer.