I have a photographic exhibit now on display at the St. John’s Hospital Gallery of Art in Maplewood, Minnesota. The exhibit runs from January 6th through January 31, 2010. St. John’s Hospital is located just off Interstate 694 and Highway 61, at 1575 Beam Avenue. The exhibit includes 26 framed photographs, including this image of “Winter dusting.” All the images are available for sale, with a percentage of the price benefitting the Newman-Wicklund Teen Volunteer Scholarship Fund. For additional information please email me at Linda@LindaStaatsPhoto.com.
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Holiday roses
Whereas most people enjoy the year-end holidays with poinsettias, I’m fortunate to have a dozen red roses to celebrate my birthday. They’re beautiful and smell lovely, and are a nice change from the usual Christmas decorations. And with the subzero temperatures outside and our white coating of snow, they’re a nice reminder that summer will be here, even if it’s later than sooner.
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Snowshoeing
We ventured out today into the Minnesota winter wonderland. Like much of the country, we’ve had our share of snow, and yet there’s a beauty and peacefulness to being out in nature at this time of year. We snowshoed within the Hoglund Wildlife Management Area in Wright County. The air was crisp, the snow was falling, the deer were running, and there was a stillness that settles after the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holiday. These are the times that I appreciate the beauty and power of winter.
Winter at Como Park
Snow has continued to fall this past week. We haven’t received the dumping that the East Coast is dealing with, but rather we have a beautiful coating that’s put everyone in the holiday spirit. The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory is located in Como Park in Saint Paul, and is a wonderful gem in the city. No matter how cold and wintry it is outside, it’s warm and tropical inside. It’s presently filled with poinsettias, begonias, and hibiscus — a wonderful burst of color during this season of white. As Christmas is fast approaching this week, I wish everyone a season of joy and wonder, family and friends.
Resting up for Christmas
Winter arrived in the Twin Cities this past week when seven inches of snow came blowing in on 20 mph winds. The temperatures dropped and the snow fell. It had us all remembering how to drive in snow and slush, how to shovel our walks and drives without hurting our backs, and it sent us scurrying to find our winter clothes and toys. The sleds, skies, and snowshoes all came out of the closet this past week in a flurry of snowy activity. However…there were some creatures that were found to be resting up for future activities. The reindeer know that their big night is coming up in a couple of weeks, and although the snow is here there is much preparation that needs to be done. Food must be eaten to gain strength, and rest is essential in order to have the energy to deliver Santa around the globe on his yearly mission. And so this reindeer is doing when needs to be done, knowing that the upcoming job is a big one, and Santa is relying on each reindeer to be in top physical and mental shape.
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