Sunny and crisp

-14F this morning. The house was cracking when the sun hit it. With no wind every time the sun shines on a building,and south side of trees you hear them crack and expand from the heat after a bitter cold night. Not a cloud in the sky last night and stars where bright and just about on the ground.

The lake ice is around 14" and looks like there are number of cracks this morning not to mention a pressure ridge that is different this year, there is one right in the middle of the lake running north - south. Generally the pressure ridge out front runs east- west. If you look at the web cam you'll see steam rising from the lake in some spots. That's where the ice has cracked and water comes to the surface, and with these low tempurtures it appears as steam.