What were you doing in 1971?

So I was five years old in this picture and it is amazing how even a snapshot can take you back to the moment in time that it captured with a click. I remember that windmill clearly now, though I had forgotten about it entirely before I came across this snapshot. I can feel the texture of the legs. I can smell the paint. Take a moment to look at some old photographs and see if the images have a similar effect. See you in the time machine... Good day.

Ice Fishing on Rock Lake

So I'm not an outdoorsman... but I have to say that ice fishing looks like a lot more fun up close than it does driving by on John Nolen Drive on a workday! Thanks to some great guys my boys and a number of other kids got to play on the ice and learn a bit about ice fishing. It was cold but not unbearable and several nearly-big-enough-to-keep game fish were pulled through the ice this afternoon. Here are a few photos from the day.