After several years of mild winters with no bragging rights, we finally experienced a good old Minnesota winter, like I remember from my childhood. This one brought real school closings and a genuine "snow day" when everyone staid home from work and school.

This is our deck after the first storm.

Trees were heavy with wet snow.

9 inches of snow after the first storm of the week. Another 10-12 inches fell later int the week.

The snow clung to the tree branches like a python.
The sun finally returns!