New Moon between 3rd & 4th winter moons 2026

I paid a brief visit to my phenology site again this morning. The temperatures have dropped after a few days warm enough to melt the snow. Sparse flakes of snow were drifting unhurriedly from distance clouds. Trails were covered with ice, of course, as are the sidewalks; I was glad to be wearing my cleats. A new fragile looking layer of ice has formed over the creek, everywhere splintering. Everyone seems to be about in the same space they were last time I visited, not too much new to report.