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By Griff Wigley, on December 11, 2011, 11:58 pm
While digging through my photo archives to create the new winter-oriented photo banners now at the top of Logro, I browsed through my photo album of the blizzard one year ago today, which I blogged about here.
We received about a foot and half of snow that weekend. I remember thinking as I was about to cross the open field in the Upper Arb in near-whiteout conditions, Should I do this? It would be more than a little ironic if I ended up like my grandfather. (He froze to death during the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940.) I decided that near-whiteout wasn’t the same as complete-whiteout. I loved it.
See the large slideshow (recommended) or slow click this small slideshow:
By Griff Wigley, on December 4, 2011, 6:49 am
By Griff Wigley, on April 15, 2011, 11:55 pm
 
Tax Day is April 18th this year instead of the 15th. But as if to compensate, Mother Nature inflicted a measure of cruelty on us Minnesotans today. A cold, wet windy day ended with a heavy wet snow. I took these photos in my front yard about 11:30 PM. On April 15, 1983, we had 13.6 inches so be grateful.
By Griff Wigley, on February 21, 2011, 6:59 am
We got maybe 7 inches of snow. It stopped snowing at about 7 pm last night. There’s no wind. It’s 25 degrees. The mist is not an issue since the streets and highways are slushy with salt.
And yet, school was cancelled this morning. I don’t get it. But I think it would be helpful if the rationale was included with the announcement by those who make the decision.
By Griff Wigley, on February 20, 2011, 11:33 pm
Another picture perfect evening tonight in downtown Northfield. I mainly took photos along RiverWalk.
See the album of 21 photos, the large slideshow (recommended), or this small slideshow:
By Griff Wigley, on January 12, 2011, 9:09 pm
 
While taking photos at yesterday’s NHS groundbreaking, I managed to twist an arm and get permission to take a few photos of Division St. from the roof of the Scriver Building. The moderate snowfall at dusk, with holiday lights on Bridge Square and in store windows still visible, made downtown look prettier than ever.
By Griff Wigley, on December 21, 2010, 12:56 pm
I wandered around downtown yesterday from about 3:30 to 5:30 pm, taking photos during the peak of the snowstorm. As the streetlights and Xmas lights came on, it made downtown more beautiful than ever.
See the album of 89 photos, the large slideshow (best), or this small slideshow:
By Griff Wigley, on December 23, 2009, 3:05 pm
I’ve loved snowstorms ever since I was a little kid and heard the stories of the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 in which my grandfather froze to death. (I wasn’t born yet.)
I sure hope this storm, which is shaping to be similar to the the Halloween Blizzard of 1991, doesn’t disappoint. So far, so good, though west of the Cities looks like the prime target right now.
This 1:30 pm snowfall prediction map is from the Twin Cities NWS.
For you Twitterers, the hashtag to follow is #snowmageddon.
Got news? Got stories? Help keep your fellow Northfielders updated by attaching comments here.
By Griff Wigley, on December 21, 2009, 7:28 am
Yesterday morning’s Alberta clipper dusted us with an inch or two of snow, prompting me to try my hand at another round of macro photos (see the autumn album) in the Carleton Arb. I’ll probably add to this album over the next week as a parade of snow ‘event’s’ are predicted to march through southern Minnesota.
See the album of 16 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:
Continue reading Photo album: Arb in winter
By Griff Wigley, on December 10, 2009, 6:48 am
  
According to blogger and meteorologist Paul Douglas, Northfield got 9.5 inches of snow yesterday, making downtown parking and walking, um, challenging. No problemo today, as crews worked all night to haul it all away. See Adam Gurno’s Winter storm round-up on Northfield.org for links to snow-related posts and photos around the Northfield blogosphere. Two more photos:
Continue reading 9.5 inches and downtown is all cleaned up
By Griff Wigley, on October 14, 2009, 6:41 am
 The sledding hill below St. Olaf’s Old Main was sporting the remnants of Monday’s minor snowfall yesterday.
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