I'm Rae. I make fonts & blog. I reside in a city on a lake but spend most of my time living in my head.
Got about 6 or 7 inches of snow yesterday. Did our errands on foot... post office, library, grocery store, a very interesting stop in an unusual antique store and a walk thru the Capitol to see the fully decorated and lit Christmas tree. And then back home and to our desks and back to work. Lovely.
This would be lovely to wake up to on Christmas morning. But 4 months later not so much. I have reach a point where I am even beyond whining. A first.
so we ran out to take a few photos so I could make a new blog header. Unfortunately it doesn't look like Spring... yet... and unfortunately I've heard that we could see snow on Sunday...
Factoid: It was in the low 50s Friday. The last time we saw the 50s was November 13, 07.
I normally whine about Winter. This year everyone is whining. And while happy to have company this year I can see just how unattractive my behavior is.
It has been warm here the last couple days. Warm is a relative term. It was in the low 50s Friday so we took a nice little walk. We wandered by Dell's Architectural Antiques here in Eau Claire. This is a large barn full of architectural embellishments taken off of old buildings. They are for sale. Since we are modern and minimalist we never buy anything. We are both amazed by the organization of this huge amount of stuff. Hinges together, door knobs together, pillars together...
Factoid: The Mississippi is not yet open to barge traffic. This is the latest year on record for that. Apparently the ice is still 13 inches at Lake Pepin. Lake Pepin is not really a lake, it is a wide, lake-like area in the Mississippi.
Yesterday it was in the 60s and we wandered around and ended up in Hudson, WI. These pictures are from a pier on the St. Croix River. It was lovely to walk jacketless with the sun warming our faces even though there was still ice on the river.
Unfortunately this is a bit of a tease. Snow maybe later today and tonight. But Spring really is trying hard to arrive.
I seem to have quit blogging and have been sleeping almost all of the last month. I think I am over the flu except for a semi-weekly need to sleep 14 hours.
Thought I'd share more Winter pictures. John finally got to go play in the snow. He rounded up some little friends and they built a snow fort and some tunnels. He had to start by making paths in the snow with the snowblower. Ahhhhh Winter.
Winter has come early this year. It is an old fashioned Winter. But we are getting a heat wave and it is in the 30s. I walked outside yesterday on a nice bike trail very near our house. This wall of ice is just feet off of the path. It is amazing.
I'm Rae. I make fonts and blog. I reside in a city on a lake but spend most of the time living in my head.
