Reality check...

Just thought you'd like to see the humungous snow pile that accumulated from a winter's worth of snowplowing left in a special spot in our neighborhood. Actually, the picture below was taken of me by the snow pile last year for a contest with neighbors to see when the giant snow pile would melt. You know... sort of like when will the ice melt on the lake so that the car placed there falls through. (A Minnesota winter contest tradition.) Our snow pile looks the same as it did last year right now and we have a new contest going with our neighbors. Bye-bye white sands of Florida  and hello snow piles of Minnesota. Ah...spring!

Bye-bye spring and hello winter...

We're heading out of our winter vacation perch on Sunday and will be back to the thrill of Minnesota winter soon. I love a good snowstorm and really do love winter. Thankfully we got to experience some good snowstorms before we left for this trip. While winter is lovely in Duluth, it can get a bit long and this bit of a winter vacation break is perfect. Of course, you probably have to be retired to do it... but I highly recommend it to all. And I want to make it clear... we're not snowbirds....just winter vacationers! Stay tuned.....

Jim

All good things....

must come to an end.

It's almost time to head home and face the remains of Minnesota winter. 

But in the meantime.......