Lake Nokomis

I took this photo of Lake Nokomis last week on a very cold day. This is not far from the beach Mom used to take us as kids. 

Bitter Cold - 20 Below Zero

To the right are scenes from our backyard.

Bitter Cold

The governor called off school today because of the extreme cold. I woke up about 8:00 this morning and the temperature was 20 below zero. By 9:30 it was still 20 below. By noon, when I took Athena out for a walk, it was 17 below!

Aerial Shot of Downtown Minneapolis

Dale found this photo online. It's an aerial shot of downtown Minneapolis taken about a week ago. Notice how the Mississippi River is mostly frozen. Also notice the Metrodome which won't be around much longer.

Downtown Skyline from the American Swedish Institute

Dale and I went to the Swedish institute over Christmas vacation to view the tomtens and the Christmas trees. I took the above photo from the third floor of the mansion looking north.

Photo taken December 31, 2013

Goose on Lake of the Isles

I had a doctor's appointment last week. The office is located near Lake of the Isles and since I arrived a little too early I decided to walk over and see how the lake was doing. The day was a good example of what a snowy April we've had this year and I was intrigued by this lone goose making it's way through the icy waters. Despite how gray it looks in these photos there was actually a peaceful and still beauty to the day - very lovely.

Winter in Minneapolis

Playground near the corner of 37th Street and 20th Avenue South. Photo taken February 20th, 2013.

Hiawatha Golf Course

This is a shot of the club house on the Hiawatha Golf Course. Still cold (at least for this winter) and the snow we got overnight from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day has mostly stayed on the ground. It's not much but it is rather pretty.

New Year's Day 2012

The new year brought along some snow! Photo taken yesterday.

Minnehaha Creek in December

We are experiencing unseasonably warm weather for December. I took a walk down by Minnehaha Creek today and discovered that it was not completely frozen over. The top photo was taken on the north side of the creek at 12th Avenue and the bottom photo on the north side of the creek close to 11th Avenue.