The first patch of ice I found this season had an interesting mosaic of leaves caught inside.

Steam curled up from the surface of Lake Monona in the frigid temps yesterday morning, even after the sun had been up for several hours.

Snows first began to fall the night before, but by noon yesterday traces were beginning to collect on the ground, barely noticeable around the base of the lonely tree at the entrance to the Central Public Library.

Snow flurries in capital square in Madison at about one o'clock yesterday. Temps dropped through the day until they reached the teens last night.

Main Street in downtown Madison at about four-thirty last night as flurries brought the first snow to the city.

Snow swirls through the floodlights around the capital dome at about four-thirty yesterday evening.