I’ve got nothing against drinking and smoking outdoors. But when those who do don’t properly dispose of the associated delivery systems, it pisses me off.
While taking photos in the Carleton Arb earlier this week, I couldn’t help but notice:
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I know that Griff usually has a corner on the fluff department, but I have two college-age daughters and occasionally I have to throw them a sop. They called my…
The 11 inches of snow we got earlier this week have made for a winter wonderland. The snowshoeing and cross country skiing are fantastic. And photo buffs like me are having a ball.
Erin Mayberry has a blog post on Northfield.org about Community Ed and Rec’s Snowshoeing 101 class on Saturday.
I took the photo above yesterday in Carleton’s Upper Arb. Here are 6 more, 3 of them macros:
My wife Robbie has been scanning old slides and she came across this hoar frost photo she took waaaaay back when we first moved to Northfield. Back then, willow trees…
Many local schools/districts cancelled classes two hours early yesterday and have scheduled two-late starts today cancelled classes today (Northfield school-closing info here).
I noticed some people bitching whining thoughtfully discussing this on Facebook yesterday and today. Some comments:
Back in early December when we launched the LG membership plan, I blogged that my goal for the week was 25 memberships. That was a typo. I meant to say “for the upcoming quarter.” Heh.
Today, we hit 25 memberships: 8 businesses/organizations and 17 individuals/couples. Let’s call them the Founding Members!
To celebrate our modest success, I’m turning off the ad banners for a while to give everyone a break. (They’ll be back!)
Founding members include:
Brothers Jon Feldman and Matt Feldman from Cannon River Tree Care were pruning trees on Bridge Square this morning in the middle of our gorgeous snowfall. Jon said that winter…
The “Friday Memo,” written by Northfield City Administrator Joel Walinski and various department heads and other City staff, summarizes the staff and department activities for the week. The Friday memos…
A couple of parents of local teens have alerted me that Synergy Dance Club (Facebook group) events at the new Onyx/Olmeca night club in Burnsville are increasingly drawing Northfield’s teens…