Winter’s Here

Winter finally settled in this week. Our first December snow yielded a snow emergency in Minneapolis. As I write this blog post, it’s a brisk 4°F.

Peering out the window today, it looked pretty daunting.

Snow from the front.

Snow drifts to the back.

Frosty glass on the porch.

Sofie and I attempted to a neighborhood walk together, but she chickened out after three blocks. We’re going to have to work on toughening her up for the winter.

I noticed a few bike paths around town were plowed before the streets. Here’s a quick example:

Here are a few bitter cold views along the creek.

As you can see, the sun is setting pretty early.

Continuing on down the creek path…

Nearing home…

Filthy porches are a clear sign that winter is here.

Along with frozen puppies.