Morning on the Canal 4

7"X5" WC pencil on paper

Usually by the time it gets this cold the canal has been drained, but the boats are still trying to get through the Seaway before it closes. The water is gelid, so cold that it barely ripples with the breeze. Tonight we are supposed to get a major storm. Everyone is hunkering down expecting the worst, wishing they had more of their Christmas shopping done already.