Does the IceCube Lab seem a little different, maybe a little lonely? There are new flaglines for the recently installed IceCube Upgrade strings, but otherwise no evidence is left behind of the very active drill camp in operation there over the summer. It looks as if nothing had happened (well, some of us know better). Last week at the Pole, IceCube’s winterovers had plenty going on with detector maintenance and freeze-in operations for the Upgrade strings, among other activities. But they also watched some things grow, like shadows outside and lettuce and pea plants in the greenhouse, and saw the number of summer personnel really start to dwindle. IceCube’s winterovers will miss their coworkers, but Camille made a lovely handcrafted thank you note to share with them on her and Alicia’s behalf. (Maybe there’ll be some more artwork during the upcoming winter.)
