Frosty sunrise

and some winter weeds ...

Happy Tuesday.

So, yes, we finally had a real snow storm. The skiers and snowshoers are tickled. We are mostly shoveled out here thanks mostly to my spouse, who loves playing in the snow even with a shovel. This morning, my high low thermometer said minus -12 F for the low temperature early this morning. I had my snowshoes on with camera and tripod in hand and was excited to get out and capture the sunrise (it had warmed up to minus -7 F by then). The sky showed a promising golden pink on the eastern ridge. I was hoping for something like the first image below which was taken last year on a similar morning. Except, by the time I trudged out there, the clouds had moved in, thus what I captured was the 2nd image; kind of an overcast sunrise with a little color. Oh well, I did get a bit of exercise.

On the music front, the Frigg show is pretty much sold out, maybe a couple more seats. I’ll start a waitlist for that. The next concert will be with Flynn Cohen Feb 20th (of Low Lily fame). He is teaching a Celtic guitar accompaniment class before the show, which the guitar players are excited about. You can register here. Hilary Hawke will be back in May with her quartet - she is so much fun! We have an open jam session every Wed night 7-9 pm; come on out! More similar here.

The last image might require a little explanation. I am vice-president of The Finger Lakes Finns. We are a local 501(c)(3) non-profit. We hold monthly potlucks (1:00 pm) and often have guest speakers or other public events right after (2:00pm). All are welcome - you don’t need to be Finnish or Nordic to visit. Click the poster for more information.

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