Minneapolis MN - 55F and sunny...everyone is out

 

The walkers, ice fishermen and turkeys are all out when we get 55F in February.  

Fort Lauderdale FL - Ongoing sunny days

 

Warm and sunny every day this time.  Even got got a boat ride in on the Intercoastal Waterway.  And expect it will be abotu 75F warmer from when I left Minnesota days ago.  

Fort Lauderdale FL - Great week to get out

 

Planned another trip down about a month after my return to Minnesota.  Turned out to be great timing - woke up to -20F with -35F windchill - arrived to about 80F.  

The good news is it should be 45F in Saint Paul when I head back in a couple days.   

Much warmer and sunnier trip this time in FL - and enjoying it all.  As I watched a family playing "jinga" as they waited to get in to a restaurant I realized that "jinga" was the perfect description of how it feels in our world over the last month or so.

New York NY - Enjoying a long winter weekend as the clock struck 70

 

 I used to go to NYC every January for a work conference - usually the coldest and nastiest week of the year.  Different weekend but a cold, snowy and windy weekend - not Minnesota but an ugly NYC style weekend.   Still got some wandering in and took in many of the other things only NYC can offer. 

Saint Paul MN - Kicking off the new year

 

The cold continues - and not much snow.  A new wave of protesters have arrived just up the street.  Made a bigger parking mess on a Saturday than any other event at Mac ever has.  And always enjoy wandering in a familiar direction and turn on a different corner and find something new.   Should be a very, very interesting year. 

Saint Paul MN - Celebrating a big one

 

Celebrating Michael hitting the big 70.  One of the first people I met when I moved to Saint Paul in 1982. And evening of lots of great stories and memories.    

Fort Lauderdale FL - Finishing up

 

Finishing up this trip with the coolest and wettest days of the three weeks.  Much worse everywhere else but general a long stretch of grey and cool days.  Still good to get Naples a couple times and have some different scenery.