Winter

Aerial view of shoreline with some snow on shore, some open water, and then ice. On the ice one can see snow mobile tracks spinning in a circle. The path to shore is interrupted by open water and a shift by the ice to the left.

Snowmobile Ride

Rows of short dead corn stalks pertruding from a few inches of white snow on wavey terrain.

Snow Corn

An aerial view of a small town park taken from about flag pole height. In addition to swings, slides, and the other usual playground equipment, this park has an old tank in it.

In the foreground we have a red barn and small corral. Fields are covered in snow. In background, we have a large lake with many islands and penninsulas. The water is mostly calm and open, but hints of ice along the edges are visible.

Aerial photo taken just about the tree line along the shores of an open lake, during a snow storm. The ground and cabins are all covered in snow. The sky is dark and snow can be seen in the air.

Bay Lake Blizzard

Aerial view of a large a place where two large cracks in the ice are coming together on a very large frozen body of water. We can not see shore in any direction.

Ice River Crack

Looking straight down on a road between a frozen lake and a brown dry swamp. Small trees line the road on either side casting shadows across it.

Aerial view of a red barn and associated house on the site of a small hill. The barn is surrounded by evergreen trees. The background is a bit hazy and we see a small lake/river winding through bare grey trees.

Dreamy Barnscape

Aerial view of a frozen lake with several small islands, narrow penninsulas, and small bays. The vegitation is all very brown, except for some scattered evergreen trees. Almost no snow on the ground.

Content Point, Bay Lake

A bald eagle standing on ice over the carcus of a dead racoon.

Eagle Having Dinner on Cold Day

On The Winter Shore

Rum River Farmland

Aerial view, looking straight down on a frozen river, horizontal in the image. A bridge cuts through the image and across the river at an angle. The frozen surface of the river is very different colors and textures.

River Ice

Ice heaves on Lake Mille Lacs. Large slabs of ice pusing against each other and up in the air 2' to 3' feet. Sky is blue and sunlight is reflecting off the smooth portions of the lake ice.

More Ice Heaves

Aerial view of a half dozen 'pull behind' ice houses all attached to pick up trucks on a frozen lake. One can see lots of small chuncks of broken ice that have froze back together through the surface of the ice. The ice house in the foreground is flying an American flag along with one that say's "F--k Biden."

Politics on Ice

Close up of a pile of large slabs of ice protruding from the surface of a frozen lake. We can barely see the other side of lake in the distance. The sky is blue with a thin veil of white clouds.

Ice Slabs

An aerial view of a frozen lake near sunset. We catch a little color in the sky and in the trees along the shore. A solitary ice fishing house stands on the frozen lake.

Chilly Lakeshore

Aerial view looking over corner of frozen lake. Lake is bordered by forest covered in frost.

Mille Lacs Forest Icing

Looking over a very large frozen lake at the sun just touching the horizen. Sunset is reflected in scattered clouds of an otherwise blue sky. Dark branches frame the view on either side of image.

Aerial photo of a frozen lake with the borders of a race track track outlined in snow. There is no one on the lake or on the race track. It's emply. Beyond the lake is a forest of bare trees and in the far background another much larger lake.

Emtpy Ice Track

Ice Art

Ice Art

Looking straight down on frozen lakeshore. Buildings and docks are visible on shore, but focus of photo is a series of paths plowed in the snow on the ice that seem to be several windy paths for ice skating that intersect. We only see portions of the paths.

Ice Skating Path

Aerial photo of an open river flowing into a frozen lake. It's near sunset and you can see the sun in the trees. The woods on either side of river are covered in scattered snow.

Looking straight down at water flowing from ice covered lake into an open stream or small river. Jagged ice formations form the teeth in the mouth of the river.

Aerial view of a narrow river winding through a marsh. In foreground is a farm field lightly covered in snow. In distance are some woods.

Looking straight down on a house/cabin on a snowy peninsula justting into a frozen lake. It's near sunset and the buildings and trees are casting interesting shadows.

Pointed Shadows

Looking along the shore of a large lake. A strip of previously broken ice has frozen back together and further out we see smooth ice and then open water. The sky is blue.

Choppy Ice

Aerial view of frozen river. The sky is blue and there are gentle rolling hills with forests on either side of the river. A two lane highway runs along the left side of the river. The sky is blue with scattered clouds.

Aerial view of a relatively small dam that seems to be generating electricity. The water about the dam ins mostly frozen, below the dam the water is open. The lake above the dam is surrounded by bare trees and the ground is covered by a very light snow cover.

Frozen Dam

Looking straight down on a road/bridge passing over a patch of open water, but surrounded by ice.

Bridge Over Freezing Water

Forest of bare brown trees in foreground. In background we see a very large lake cover with ice on left and right, but a strip of open water in the middle.

Mille Lacs Freeze

Aerial view of an underground cabin, built into a small hill on a small peninsula on a frozen lake.

Meanwhile, back in the Shire...

Photo of sunset over a frozen lake with the small silouette of a very small ice house and 4 wheeler in the middle of the frozen lake.

Thin Ice

Low angle photo of the lake shore with ice and floating snow extending about 30-40 feet into the lake and then open water.

Lake Icing

Just off shore a row of 6-8 foot piles of ice chips stand next to each other, on ice covered lake. In foreground is a dock, with some open water and a rocky barrier.

Ice Chip Mountains

Fancy yellow victorian house with wrap around porch and a tower in front. House and surrounding trees are all covered by a light dusting of snow.

Mill Park House

Ducks are resting near edge of an open pool of water on an otherwise frozen lake. Some ducks are startled and beginning to fly. Sky is blue and the sun is reflecting off the ice.

Long grass and vegitation along the edge of a snow covered lake creates a puffy texture.

Texture of Snow (part 6)

Winter Birch Trees

Winter Birch Trees

Looking straight down on a bare road where it comes to a Y in a snowcovered landscape. Trees on left side of image and what appears to be a frozen and snow covered lake on the right side.

Looking down on snow and ice covered lake. Sun breaking through the clouds reflects off the snow on the lake.

Sky Light

A statue of a large walleye in winter. The ground is covered in snow and in the background one can see Lake Mille Lacs covered in ice and snow.

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A beaver house surrounded by swamp grass and partiallly overgrown with greenery. Just to right of the house is a small beaver in the water.

Busy Little Beaver

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