Becoming Ice-Covered
Daylight decreases. Plants go dormant. Lakes freeze. In the Northern Hemisphere, winter officially begins December 21. When does it feel like winter in your climate?

"Temperatures have been dipping to the minus twenties, with highs to the minus low teens (°C) during the day and wind-chills to the minus thirties which explains the sudden conversion to ice-covered lakes. And winter is still 5 weeks away," reported Ken on November 12.

Lethbridge, Alberta (49.7 N latitude)  Ken Orich