Happy St. Patrick's Day

I'm not Irish and apart from marking the day with a good Irish Stout the holiday kind of passes me by. But there is one very good reason to celebrate this day. In Minnesota the sun rose this morning at 7:21 a.m. and it sets this evening at 7:21 p.m. Spring officially begins in 3 days but by the sun's reckoning up here in the north it has already arrived. And it is a beautiful day to boot.

Winter Has Arrived in Minnesota

Just back from a run at Ritter Farm Park and saw people out on the ice at Lake Marion and Buck Hill Ski Resort open for business. Winter is here.