Just in time for Christmas. I ran out and grabbed a few pictures of the snow as it fell. It was sticking nicely on the trees and everything else. This is the Lake Harriet band shell. Very beautiful place in the summer and there are performances almost every day through the summer, but I had it all to myself today. Lake Harriet is part of the Chain of Lakes including Calhoun and Lake of the Isles. I live by Isles, so that’s the one I take the most pictures of.
Thanks for the well wishes for a safe trip on Saturday. I used up my luck and karma points. About seventy miles north of home I spun out and went in the ditch. Neither my sister or I were hurt and even the Jeep got out unscathed. I did need to be towed out; we ended up at the bottom of a very steep ditch on the edge of a lake, so it was a little unnerving. Several cars all went in at the same time, one went in right ahead of us and everyone hit the brakes, I did too and started fish-tailing. Wild ride going off the highway backwards into the snow in the dark. We decided to hold off going to Chicago on Sunday, opting for this morning. There were dire snow and wind warnings for the length of Wisconsin Sunday and we didn’t want to tempt fate.
Merry Christmas and may all of you other traveling fools have a safe and boring holiday trip. Remember, turn into the slide. 
A “little” unnerving?! Well, I”m glad you two are okay, and now even more confident that we decided to stay home this Christmas and not travel to Chicago again!
Your Christmas lights and Winter pics the last couple weeks became an integral part of of the season for me. Your photo each day leading up to the Big Day wouldn’t seem complete without them.
Have a great visit with the family, and a Happy Christmas, Mitch!
wishing you and your family the love, blessings, and warmest cheers of the holidays. mErRy ChRiStMaS!!!
pusa
i heart manila
Another beautiful winter picture. At first I thought it was black and white until I saw the subtle color in the brick. It will be a long time until the performance begins.
Turn into the slide, I will remember that… lol. I’m glad you and your sister are safe. I hope the rest of your winter travels include less adventure. Neat shot today, love the look of that place in the snow. Great snap.
Warm wishes to you and yours for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Wayne
It has been years since I rode my bicycle around all the MPLS lakes. OK, too many years. LOL My favorite ride was up Penn Ave from Bloomington, to Hariet, over to Nokomis, back, to Calhoun, up to the Isles, then home. Loved that trip.
Someday I shall retrace those bicycle steps with my camera. Imagine the views from a bicycle.
Wow, this was an adventure nobody would want. Glad alll were safe. Merry Christmas!
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