More from Valentine's 5K

Our official Valentine's 5K pic

Snow Removal

We finally got a few inches of snow along with freezing rain, sleet, ice pellets and anything you can think of that falling out of the sky.

Me and my driveway clearing helper.

Mr. Snowman taking a break after clearing the driveway.

The snow was wet and perfect for snowman making. Something we don't often get in Minneapolis. It was easier to make a snowman than shovel up the snow. And it was a lot more fun.

Twin Cities in Motion Valentine's 5k

At the run.

Getting costumed. Frankie is supervising.

Naughty French maid and cat woman dominatrix.

Bowling mates Jon, Michelle, Tracy, Trish and I ran in the Twin Cities in Motion Valentine's 5K.  It was a costumed run and Trish picked the 50 Shades of Grey theme.  We had a lot fun. I won best male runner-up costume prize and got a lot of cool stuff. 

Very Determined

A murder of crows were roosting in the neighborhood a few weeks past.  One crow landed and stayed on the porch roof.  Frankie was determined to stare it down.

A Mouse in the House

Apparently there is another mouse in the house. I say this because
1). I think it is using the kitty litter box which I found ironic but also considerate.
2). Uno is hanging out in the kitchen more than normal.
3). Frankie is not going upstairs at night to go to sleep.
4). Furniture and stuff was in disarray this morning when I came down from bed.
5). The little cover door on the kitchen radiator was open. That was where Papa discovered the last live mouse in the house.

The trap has been set for quite some time but nothing captured. Frankie and Uno do not seem to have the killer instinct but apparently put up a good chase.

Luminarry Loppet

The 2013 Luminary Loppet was back on Lake of the Isles. Yeah!  In the afternoon I went to check out the layout.  The pyramid was set up.

Right after I took this picture a young man came skiing up to the pyramid and crashed into it. Luckily only one block of ice was broken at the bottom.

Here are pictures from the evening stroll through the luminaries and ice and snow that Kay, Christine, Rose, Amy, Brew the dog and I took. The falling snow made the evening even more magical.

Rose, Kay, Christine, Brew

Glowing ice sculpture

Amy in the glow of the ice sculpture

Deep Freeze part 2 day 2

This is the coldest morning yet. But thankfully no wind.

I went for a run around Lake Calhoun yesterday evening as the temp was going below zero. The wind off the lake was brutally cold. My nose this morning is feeling and showing a touch of frost bite! UPDATE: from a webmd search a better term would be frostnip.

It is supposed to be in the 20's this weekend. Still no snow to speak of.