While the snow and ice is long gone in the city, in the bitter coldness of the hilltowns this weekend not only could you find frozen creeks, many of the lakes where frozen over including Tompkins Lake. I didn't spend much time walking the Switzkill as there was a hunter up in a tree stand and I didn't want to bother them and it was bitterly cold and had more back roads to explore in my property search.

Not the nicest day ever, but still always a nice view looking out from the trees, near the Gulf.

It's nice having hard water and being able to walk out on the lake, although I stayed well away from the outlet of the lake crossing it, although towards the end I did hear the ice shift, although I still think it's pretty hard -- but I don't know, I didn't cut a hole. Still I'm very careful out on ice, as I wouldn't want to fall through, especially with nobody around. It's February, but winters aren't as hard as they once were.