Monday, February 23, 2009

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Artistic Interpretation


Our nephew Will . . . quote from 2-14-09.

Final Result


Here's how our bacon explosion turned out.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Valentine's Day



Here is a "bacon explosion" that we prepared for Valentine's Day. Sausage encased in woven bacon. Decadent!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Beautiful Sunday in Winter


Here is a picture from the front porch of our cottage this morning. You can see the handlebars of Stan's sled in a space carved out of the snow.

Friday, February 6, 2009

MTU Winter Carnival Ice Sculptures






The Michigan Technical University Winter Carnival is in full swing. One of the events is the ice sculpture competition. Here are a few incredible examples of the sculptures found all over campus.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Snowmobiling in the Keweenaw



We returned to the Keweenaw again this year for an extended snowmobile vacation (10 day). It was a windy crossing over the Mackinaw Bridge (we required an escort due to the high profile of our trailer). It's bitterly cold this morning . . . minus 1. Here is a picture of a lampost buried in snow outside our cottage.