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         The life and times of Mark and Paula Persons

December 31, 2010:  Mark and Paula woke up to four or five inches on new snow on the ground.  They could see it hanging heavy on trees outside the Great Room.

Snow was very visible from the Promenade Deck too.  Yes, the deck is a summertime place, not a winter place.    

Accumulated snow sat thick on trees as well.   

A closer look showed snow many times thicker than the branches themselves. 

The good part is that blue skies started to appear.  That is usually the way with winter in Minnesota.  First the snow, then the weather turns cold and clear.

Paula carried Josie the cat out to the mailbox and then let her walk back.  Josie wasn't too sure about the idea, but it all worked out. 

Paula caught a photo of rabbit tracks in the snow.  She referred to it a Charlie Brown Christmas.

The lake side of Gilbert Lodge.  Photo by Paula.

A bench and bird bath....items that will have to wait until spring when the time is right for them.  After all, it is winter in Minnesota. 

Photo by Paula.