Exploring Nature in the Polar Vortex

So what do you do when nature breaks off a piece of the polar vortex and the temperature drops to -15 F (-26 C)?

If you’re like me you take pictures of thermometers and the frost crystals on your windows.

There were plenty of crystals and I wasn’t going anywhere for a while, because my truck’s battery was dead.

But too much of a good thing can lead to boredom and, since the sun had finally warmed it up to +15 F, it was time to take a little walk.

Not only did I feel the sting of the wind, I could see what it had created while it had howled during the night.

The puddle in the driveway froze solid when it was about 3 inches deep and then cracked to pieces.

Pond ice was also cracking and sounded like rifle shots. A crack caused by a…

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