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Blue was the dominant color as I walked beside Lake of the Isles today.

Posted My America.

Walked the halls of Methodist Hospital past conference rooms. I’m grateful I’m not in there staring at PowerPoint slides.

Walked past hibernating canoes, Lake Calhoun.

-16° F (-27° C) at 8:00 a.m. I’m staying home under my blankie today.

Shoveled some of the 6 inches of snow that fell overnight.

Minstrels played in the gallery of a local supermarket while I bought supplies for a weekend of hunkering down from snow and extreme cold.

Minstrels played in the gallery of a local supermarket while I bought supplies for a weekend of hunkering down from snow and extreme cold.

Walked in subzero temperatures to Sebastian Joe’s for ice cream.

Posted Imperfect Gifts for Long-Haul Travelers.

View from a Downtown bus stop as the temperatures headed back below zero. Normally I would walk, but the bus won today.

On my chilly walk today: Kenwood Park Water Tower from the Kenilworth Trail.

Today’s snow decorated our back yard.

We abandoned all fiscal responsibility: replaced bowls (cracked) and a peppermill (failed mechanism) I’ve been using since I was a student.

Looked at a reflection of the Foshay Tower from the open-air observation deck at the top of the Foshay Tower. It was completed in 1929.

Walked past Spring Lake, one of the smallest lakes in Minneapolis. It is just beginning to freeze over.