Sunny and 61 F. here (16 C.). Unbeleavable. PS is at 3 C. and overcast. This is the place to be. The coast and new England are getting ready for a big snow storm, but not us. January 2006 weas tha warmest january in about 140 years.

The groundhog saw his shaddow this morning, meaning 6 more weeks of winter. If this is winter we'll take it. I wonder how many recognise that we will have 6 more weeks of winter in any event, Groundhog Day being the midpoint of winter, and was celebated as such long befor the woodchuck came along. On the downslope, so to speak.

All of this gives a bleak outlook for 2006 water levels.