Place a bet...

When I was growing up in Minnesota, cars were driven out to the middle of frozen lakes and bets were made on the exact day in the spring the car would collapse through the ice. Anything to pass the time during sub-zero temperatures.

One of our cars, while not sitting on a frozen lake, is buried in a snow bank.

Yes, there is a car underneath that snowbank. When do you think the roof of the car will be free of snow? I'm going with St. Patrick's Day. 

Shocking update: more snow coming.

All winter we've used the penguins on our front porch to measure how much more snow we've received after each storm. Last week all but the one sitting on the top step were buried.

This morning there are two heads, at least for now.

My Connecticut backyard this morning...

You call this snow?

This is a real snow storm ~ it's why Minnesotans are so strong.






UPDATE: The Metrodome collapsed! I don't know who took the video but it shows the whole collapse from start to finish.





In this documentary of contemporary life in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Minnesotans show what they're made of...

here is a clip of the film:

Big Sky...

I grew up in the flat lands of Minnesota surrounded by big sky, storms seen off in the distance on the horizons. Connecticut has always felt claustrophobic to me with it's bumpy terrain and endless woods. From our house sunrises and sunsets are hidden behind hills and trees.

This photo was taken in the big sky country of Montana...

and this one as well.

Pretty amazing.

Some election results give me a special tickle...

I'm from Minnesota and am very happy to see Oberstar, a definitive career politician, earn the boot.

Bye, bye.