Here you see the sporadic snow sprinklings that started yesterday morning before I secluded myself for some serious National Football League pigskin engorgement:

Below you’ll see what they’ve become by this morning, when we know who will be playing in the Super Bowl:

By the way, though the NFL footballs are still often called “pigskins,” they’re reportedly made out of a synthetic rubber bladder and a cow leather casing. However, the earliest form of football was actually made out of inflated pig bladders which were covered in leather. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on January 28 and 29, 2024.)

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