To The Manner Born: Cold but no snow

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Cold but no snow

The view from the front porch this afternoon. In a few more days the lake will be frozen enough to skate on.

Toad

7 comments:

M.Lane said...: Beautiful shot, I can smell the wood smoke in the air and taste the Scotch. Reminds me of up home in Wisconsin....except for the six feet of extra snow that would be in the photo!

ML
mlanesepic.blogspot.com; January 5, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Martha said...: This will be one of those years when one can go skating! They are far and few here on the prairie-- which is not that far from Mayberry!

Alas, I sold my skates years and years ago!; January 5, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Toad said...: Martha remember when we were kids and our parents would just throw us on the ice in our street shoes? Never certain the ice would hold us.

The cocoa afterwards was best.; January 5, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Anonymous said...: Alas, I am a Southerner, and cannot relate to this post.; January 6, 2010 at 12:25 AM
Martha said...: Toad -- the cocoa was terrific! With lots of marshmallows -- the BIG ones -- not those tiny little things!; January 6, 2010 at 5:54 AM
ms. mindless said...: will we get to see you in skates next time?; January 6, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Toad said...: My grandson's other grandfather is an orthopaedic surgeon. He call old men who skate names like, bread and butter, annuity, and so forth. I best lay off the skates.; January 6, 2010 at 10:03 AM

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