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February 17, 2014 [LINK / comment]
Another blast of winter
When I returned from South Dakota to Virginia in early January, I apparently brought back the subzero temperatures with me. Two weeks later came the infamous "Polar Vortex" with more snow and more frigidity. Then last Wednesday night and all day Thursday we had a massive snow storm, totalling 15 inches or more in this area. Getting the car shovelled out took two "shifts," but the temperatures climbed on Friday, melting a lot of the snow.
Our Ford Escape was buried in snow. (Feb. 13)
Winter "vacation" photos
Somehow, I didn't get around to doing a blog post about my Christmas-New Years trip to South Dakota. The first couple days it was mild enough for me to hit a few golf balls, but after that the air turned extremely cold, as low as 15 below zero on one night. Some "vacation"! This photo of the Missouri River bridge south of Vermillion is from the day (December 28) that my Dad, my brother John, and I went to Ponca, Nebraska on a bird-watching excursion.
Missouri River bridge at dusk. (Dec. 28)
See the Winter 2014 photo gallery, which includes photos of O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Minneapolis, and other points along the way.
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February 15, 2014 ~ R.I.P. David Beyeler
March 21, 2014 ~ At long last: Spring training has begun!
March 28, 2014 ~ What a month! Bird "fallout" from winter storms
April 25, 2014 ~ Spring bird migration is in full swing
June 9, 2014 ~ Nationals almost sweep the Padres
June 17, 2014 ~ Two political earthquakes in Virginia
June 17, 2014 ~ Spring bird migration 2014
July 31, 2014 ~ The Wild, Wild West! Baseball road trip 2014
August 10, 2014 ~ Kansas City: Hey, hey, hey, hey! *
August 22, 2014 ~ Nats sweep the D-backs: ten in a row!
August 25, 2014 ~ West by Southwest: Birding in the desert
September 17, 2014 ~ Washington, Baltimore clinch division titles
September 26, 2014 ~ Derek Jeter bids farewell to New York
September 29, 2014 ~ (Almost) Perfect weekend in Washington!
October 11, 2014 ~ Nationals fall flat, exit early
October 31, 2014 ~ Dynasty? Giants win another World Series
November 4, 2014 ~ "Winning Right": Can the Republicans do it?
November 24, 2014 ~ "Tern, Tern, Tern: Birding around Virginia Beach"
December 7, 2014 ~ At last!!! Dodger Stadium update
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