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Thursday, December 16, 2010

a two story Skywatch Friday

This photo was taken on the morning after our first big snowstorm of the season. Through the buttermilk sky the sun lit up the snow. I had never seen a two story gazebo before I moved to Minnesota either.

Minnesota factoid: did you know that some people here flood their back yards in the winter so their kids can ice skate and play hockey in their own yard? Very cool!

See many more cool skies at Skywatch Friday.
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11 comments:

  1. JimDecember 16, 2010 at 3:41 PM

    Wonderful Wintery shot.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  2. Annie JeffriesDecember 16, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    No, I did but it makes sense. And now that you mention it, I have a very vague memory of something similar done during my childhood in northern Wisconsin. Fun times.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 16, 2010 at 5:33 PM

    Peacefulness.


    Please have a wonderful Friday.


    daily athens

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  4. Kim, USADecember 16, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    My first time to see two story gazebo too. Very pretty!
    Sky Watch

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  5. clairzDecember 16, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    Yikes--tell me it's not built that way in expectation of deep snows!

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  6. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsDecember 17, 2010 at 1:47 AM

    I have never seen a gazebo like this either! It looks like a little fairy house in the snow! Beautiful photo!

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  7. jabblogDecember 17, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    Love the gazebo! What fun to have your own ice rink . . . I think ;-)

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  8. i beatiDecember 17, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    Lovely all year for sure

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  9. CommonweederDecember 17, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    We have a single story Cottage Ornee but this is a great building. Here in Massachusetts, at least in our little town, we flood one of the big Fair shed so people can ice skate. The roof of the open shed keeps off most of the snow to cut down on shovelling. No zambonis in town.

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  10. DarylDecember 17, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    Beautiful ...

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  11. LauraDecember 17, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    Noni...so good to hear from you...beautiful photo...must be bitter cold, huh?

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