It's a balmy 32 degrees with a layer of ice on the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay, as a tug pushes a barge beneath the two spans of the Bay Bridge.
Farther out, you can see a few intrepid watermen and some freighters, but for the most part, it's silent and it's darn cold - bone-chilling cold.
On land, there's smoke coming from chimneys, snow covering the fields and people bundled up as they go about their business.
As I approach Castle...
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