We capped off Molly's Easter break with a quick trip to the cabin where we celebrated spring by tramping through the knee-deep snow, building a giant fire and watching ice flow down the Oconto River. Ahh, Wisconisn, you stubborn state. You cling to the winter of 2013 with every blue, frozen finger of your impressively [...]
Tag: nature
Postcards from the edge of spring
I would have turned back when the sleet hit my face on my traditional Easter constitutional but a stiff wind and a stiffer upper lip propelled me forward in an optimistic search for spring. Two hours later I limped home, frozen right hand clutching my Twittering cell phone (#thegroundhoglied), post-brunch yoga pants soggy with snow [...]
A storm by any other name
Want to know who to blame for this long winter of endless snow and stubborn ice? Ask Shakespeare. "T'is but thy name that is my enemy," he wrote. Hear that weather channel? It's the name. Anonymous snowstorms build quietly, whoosh swiftly through town and move on. The entire event rarely lasts more than a day, a [...]