Bowling

Last week was filled with bowling. Sunday was the banquet for my Sunday Bowlers league. The team came in 8th this year but I won the raffle drawing. The prize was the bowling-themed blanket pictured.

The other bowling event was the Thursday's championship and final night of bowling at Town Hall Lanes. This time the outcome was more exciting as we came in FIRST!  Won some cash but mist exciting was that each of us got a golden bowling towel (also pictured).

Yes, it is snowing and raining and snowing

This photograph was taken while it was snowing and raining. Soon after this it started to snow big big snowflakes which covered the patio. 

Goldy's Run - Running For Brunch

It was supposed to be nice day but it was cold, windy and rainy. Nonetheless we had a good time.

This run is at the University of Minnesota. The UofM mascot is Goldy Gopher hence the name. Can you guess our costume theme?

Mr. and Mrs. Duck

The Uptown ducks are back. I saw them this morning on top of the Lagoon Cinemas building.

Along with Mr. and Mrs. were another female mallard and a small canadian goose...on the roof, too.

Some Assembly Required

I've been nursing my gas grill along for the last few years so I decided it would be safer to purchase a new one.  Apparently it is too early in the season for the free assembly and I figured it couldn't be too difficult. Boy was I wrong. This took me at over 3 hours to finish.

Up North

Took a long-ish weekend trip up north to Jenny and Andrew's cabin. I left really early Friday morning in the middle of a big big snow storm! Traffic going north was not bad but the driving conditions were. At one point I could not see if there would be a vehicle in front of me or not. And Interstate 35 was down to one good driving lane. What would normally take about a five hour drive was 7 1/2 hours. But I do take my time and stopped several times for coffee and restroom.

 

 

A lot of ice on Lake Superior. These ice flows were all the way up to Two Harbors.

This is a panorama shot. Click on the image to open to get the full effect.

A telephoto shot of the lighthouse on the edge of Split Rock.

There was tons of snow up north and especially around Jenny and Andrew's cabin. The road had been plowed the week before so we were able to get all the way to the cabin with our all-wheel drive Escapes.

Saturday was an absolutely beautiful day. The sun is shining through the frosted trees. We went skiing at Lutsen. Jenny and I went on our second snowshoe hike.

And you can see how beautiful the sun set was as the light streaks across Gust Lake.

Lake Superior from on top of Lutsen.

 

Moose Mountain from Papa Charlie's back deck.

Me, Andrew and Jenny on the top of Moose Mountain 

Jenny and me snowshoeing the back trail.

The drive home was smooth sailing. It was raining in Lutsen which cleaned the truck a little bit. There were so many deer along Highway 61...both dead and alive. Also passed two bald eagles that were just standing by the road.

Spring snow

A big big storm is forecast for tonight through Friday evening.

The first two photos are the start at 5pm Thursday.