We're melting!

This is mainly for my mother who, suffering as always from the extreme weather in Minnesota, loves seeing what's happening here in the more moderate weather of Connecticut. She has quite enjoyed the pain we've felt this winter. Remember this?

Our poor penguins on the front porch have been buried for more than a month. Not any more.

The car that disappeared sometime in mid-January...

is finally showing its sorry self.

Far more interesting is a blog I just ran across. James Nicoloro, who lives here in Redding, is making a documentary about Mark Twain's last years, including the time he lived in town. The photographs he posts are beautiful and it's interesting to follow the process of research and all else involved in putting together the film. Check it out here.

The gates leading up to Mark Twain's Stormfield property, photographed by James Nicoloro this winter.

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.

More snow is coming! Plows up!

Snow is coming to New York! I don't know how the NYC Sanitation Department can improve on the A+ they received after the last storm, even if they actually plow the snow this time. We'll know by Saturday morning.

My backyard...

this morning, the day after Christmas.

A big snow is headed for the Northeast today.



My green backyard is history.

Our house Saturday night...

grey and gloomy despite the Christmas lights.

This was my brother's house on Saturday night, probably looks about the same now.

At least his roof didn't collapse.



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:

My backyard this morning....

My brother's house in St. Paul yesterday morning. Yikes.