What a difference a night makes

Out at the seedling house tonight, the winds have mostly stopped, the sky has cleared, and the lows will only be in the 20s, not the teens. And the stars, boy, the stars. A beautiful night and a big improvement. Plus, one of those big ol' Vermont full-ish moons is on the rise. Last night I woke up at 4am and thought it was daybreak, but it was just the moon. I went back to sleep.

By the way, if there are astronomer types out there, about one hand off the west by northwest horizon, there is a really, really bright star/planet. I am guessing it is Venus, but I don't know. Any one else see that tonight or know what it might be?