We had another gentle, fine-flaked snow fall during New Year’s Day morning yesterday. Within the week, the wily weather gods have presented both a white Christmas and a white New Year’s Day. Let’s hope that this is a good omen and that 2026 will have less chaos and fewer terrible events than last year.
Although the snow has brought us more delight than damage, it seems to have caused some difficulties for our white-tailed deer, which have been trying to breach the deer barriers in our front garden:
Note that this youngster not only has a partially white-tail, she has a partially white back due to clumps of snow. The fact that this snow is not melting on her – despite a body temperature of over 100° F – shows how well her winter coat insulates her.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on January 1, 2026.)