It has been a frosty end to fall. Not so much frosty cold, but actual ice crystals on roofs and eelgrass, which is a rare look on the Island. Ocean breezes often prevent the early a.m. sparkle show, but not of late, as early-rising anglers have noticed. Even those of us who trend toward a slightly later arising time have seen residual frost hanging tough where the sun has yet to shine. Next? A confectionary sugar shake of snow, hopefully nothing more.

As to those who dare to meteorologically prophesize, a Hallmark-white Christmas is not nigh.