Posts Tagged ‘Minnesota winter’
Spring must be close
It’s been only two weeks since the record-setting late-season hyphenated-expletive snowstorm, but it already feels like a lifetime ago. Our plow guy’s son pretty much summed it up. Last weekend brought temperatures in the 60s (15.5 Celsius) and a thaw so rapid you could literally hear the ground sucking in the snowmelt. I was giddy […]
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Tags: Flower photography, macro photography, Minnesota spring, Minnesota winter
Snapshots from the Big Thaw
The past week has brought a palpable shift toward spring to Minnesota. Yes, it’s still snowing. But instead of plunging below zero after each snowstorm — as is typical between late December and February — now we’re inching above freezing during the day. This has enticed me to spend a lot more time outside. Last […]
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Tags: Minnesota winter, snow
How to pass for a Minnesotan
As I type this, people from all over the country are gathering in Minneapolis for this weekend’s Superb Owl* game. For over a week I’ve been meaning to go downtown and bring you a full report of the ice sculptures and the zipline over the Mississippi river, plus an assortment of other Superb Owl* festivities. […]
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Tags: Dress for winter, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota winter, Super Bowl, Talk Minnesotan
(Fool)hardy Minnesotans
Last weekend I took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to have a walk around Como Lake in St. Paul. One of the ways you can determine the temperature in wintry Minnesota — apart from timing how long it takes your extremities to freeze solid — is to listen to the snow. Really! When it’s […]
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Tags: Como Lake, frozen lake, hardy Minnesotans, how to survive Minnesota winter, Minnesota winter, thin ice
Quiz: How Minnesotan are you?
After months of wading through hip-deep snow — and enduring a mind-numbing 50 days below zero (Fahrenheit!) — I’m happy to report the start of The Great Thaw of 2014. For once, I don’t mind slogging though the sloppy slush. And because it’s warmed up enough that I’m no longer worried about my nostrils freezing […]
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Tags: Are you a Minnesotan, Minnesota, Minnesota springtime, Minnesota winter
This winter is on pace to become one of the worst in recorded history, and yet I remain unnaturally upbeat. There are three possibilities: (1) I’m high on snowblower fumes; (2) The cold has damaged my brain; or (3) I am actually asleep, and will soon awaken to discover that I’ve lost my toes to […]
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Tags: Minnesota weather, Minnesota winter, polar vortex
A winter’s first snow
Exactly one week after I forced myself to go for a photo stroll in thick fog, this morning I forced myself to get out of bed, put on three layers, and slog through a mile of snow to take some more pictures. “WHY??” you might ask, as my husband did. “Because otherwise I’ll get depressed,” […]
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Tags: Minnesota, Minnesota winter, outdoor photography, Photography, seasonal affective disorder, snowstorm, winter depression
A real (Minnesota) pea-souper
“Freezing fog advisory tomorrow,” wrote a photographer friend on Saturday night. “Charging my batteries!” I fired back. On Sunday morning, I fully expected to wake up to hoarfrost — a Minnesota winter phenomenon as beautiful as it is rare. But instead of looking like this … … the road to my favorite photo spot looked […]
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Tags: freezing fog, hoarfrost, Minnesota winter, Photography, winter weather advisory
