Bone Chillin'

It just won't warm up here on the tundra. It was about ten below this morning, which was about 50 degrees colder than some places in the Yukon. Spring is coming, but is tardy. I took my camera to Minnehaha Falls and walked around looking for other adventurers. There were actually quite a few. I took a photo of the Hiawatha and Minnehaha statue from a vantage point that is not available in the summer - standing on the ice over Minnehaha Creek. The sky was very blue and very cold.



This photo is also from the park. It's of some of the dead flower stalks that are sticking up through the snow. They are part of the flower garden near where the benches are inscribed with the words to Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha." They looked coldly brave. I was less brave, spending about fifteen minutes touring the park before retreating to the warmth of my auto.



There was some chatting via internet with the young English teacher in Japan, Kagami Sensei, this morning. She is winding down her teaching responsibilities. Her last day on the job is March 24th, then she's off to an adventure in India before her long awaited return to the USA. She seems pretty organized, at least from this distance. She has had her shots and ordered up some of her tickets.

Tennis goes on as before. There was Monday night tennis ball smacking, and there will be more on Thursday.