How To Speak Minnesotian #1

Today's Minnesotian Word: snice

snice (noun) misting rain falling on snow resulting in a glaze like surface with a surface layer of ice

After rain falls during the winter in Minnesota, you must watch your step, but you get this awesome shine on top of the snow that I attempted to capture as best as I could.

Eagle Street

If you look closely, there is a green traffic sign, with an arrow pointing down the hill and a One Way sign on the other side of the road. The road is called Eagle Street with an appropriately named Eagle Street Grill & Pub.

Soggy Day

A side view of the glass front of the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild hockey team.

The Three Circles....

A quick glance at the three small circles inside of a larger circle and you may think this is some fancy new logo for a game, toy or a store. True, it is a logo, but it's a very well known logo. Do you see it now? When you figure it out, it's obvious what it is.

Summer Blues

We are nearing the end of January 2009 and I'm longing for the warmth of summer. I needed to post a photo taken near the beginning of summer last year in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on a relatively calm evening with a 5 second exposure time. Summer is almost here....hang in there....

Tin Cups 2

Back on December 5, 2008, I posted a close up photo of the Tin Cups sign that can be found on Rice Street and Maryland Avenue in St Paul. Today I am posting a broader view of Tin Cups.

27 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall

27 bottles of beer on the wall, 27 bottles of beer....you take one down, pass it around....

Captured this inside view looking out the window at the Eagle Street Grill across from the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul. The colorful lineup of beer bottles was too much to pass by and not take a photo.

Zamboni For Hire

Shortly after I took yesterday's photo, someone from the neighborhood came walking into Baker Playground with a shovel slung over his right shoulder. I didn't stick around much longer after taking this photo, but I would imagine he was there to ice skate.

Snow Shadows

From high atop the best snow sliding hill at Baker Playground in St Paul's Westside neighborhood the trees and the low on the horizon sun cast shadows longer than a football field. As I stand there and look at the field below, in my youth growing up about a block from the playground, I can recall the field in the winter time with an ice rink laid out. Right next to the hockey rink was a very large oval for speed skating. Today I can barely make out a circle covered with snow that looks like it could be an ice rink. I'm sure budget cuts may come into play for the changes, or it's what the neighborhood has become.

Spot The Differences

I received a contribution photo from swc over the weekend. On January 16, I posted a black and white photo of the Vermillion River while standing on a walking path bridge facing west. The contribution photo is from the exact same location, facing west, but taking during the peak of summer. One can hardly tell these are indeed the same location. The river bank on the left is fairly easy to make out in both photos. Also on the left bank, there is a crop of birch trees, those are, in my account, the easiest to make out between both season photos.