According to meteorologists, winter begins on December 1. According to astronomers, winter (the winter solstice) begins this year (2022) at 4:48 PM on December 21. So, if you're into weather forecasting, happy winter! If you're into stars and planets, winter…
A wind blew in from the southeast Friday bringing ice to Madison! The creative folks from Art Below Zero -- which, by the way, is located in Franksville, Wisconsin -- were at Hilldale Mall installing an Ice Bar at Cafe…
When I'm pondering a subject for a blog post, I sometimes review relevant quotations hoping to find one that will inspire me. They're usually by famous authors or poets like William Shakespeare or Robert Frost. I found an interesting one…
This is it, absolutely the last, final, ain't-gonna-be-no-more snowy post of the year. I swear. If I'm wrong, you can swear, too!
Before turning in, we could see a frenzy of snow flakes flitting through the lone light in the parking lot. The weatherman was right! By morning there was a foot or more of snow on the ground and on our…
The topic of conversation in the restaurant on Sunday morning was the weather, not the current sunny-blue-sky weather, but the forecast. A storm would be moving in Sunday night that could bring up to 13" of snow before moving out…
There aren't many places to stay on Washington Island in the winter. Fortunately, Findlay's Holiday Inn is open all year. Better yet, in the winter their restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So, we…
We had some really cold weather in early January. Nighttime lows were well below zero and daytime highs only reached single digits. So, what to do? Go north! Every summer my wife and I vacation with family and friends on…
...that these are my last ice pictures of the year.