After setting frozen in a tomb of snow and ice, for the past two months. It was time, to fire up the Egg. I couldn't take it any longer, I need a fix of the smell of charcoal getting hot. The smell of chicken on the grill. I even left the door to the house open just a little bit, to bring that smell of Sunday Chicken, you know, that smell of summer. I use my gas grill, almost every night, but the Green Egg, is the best.
25 Rinks, 200 Teams and 24" on ice, the sun was out, the temp was above zero. A perfect day in Minnesota for the US Pond Hockey Championships. What a great time, if you are ever in Minneapolis the third weekend in January, stop by. But bring warm cloths.
It was ten years ago today, since my brother passed on. I was reading some quotes the other day, and this one reminded me of him.
I know it's there, that's what I keep telling myself. I feel like I'm living in someone's snow globe this year. Every other day, someone shakes the snow globe and more snow piles up. I have spent more time, clearing the snow, off my drive way, than I spent mowing the grass last summer. But as I look at the snow, I know that in just a few more months, it will be GREEN!
Sometimes, you don't just expect to see things and this was a weekend full of them.
I know, it isn't a big deal to you. But, for the last couple of years, I have been trying to get a photo of an American Kestrel. These birds are only about 7" in length. And each time I find one, the lighting is bad, the sky is gray, or they just fly off. Not this time, it was my lucky day. If you click on the photo, you will notice, that he is kind of a messy eater. 
