A Bloy and his Blog

A frozen Lake Monona.

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For the weekend photography challenge over at Digital Photography School, I shot my favorite morning activity. Reading the news with a cup of coffee.

I woke up this morning to find hoarfrost beautifully covering all the plant life in the neighborhood.

After a few cups of coffee, I grabbed my camera and headed over to Olbrich Park.

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Dear Mother Nature,

Thank you for all the snow over the past several weeks. It really does makes everything look beautiful. Unfortunately, I am beginning to run out of places to put it when I shovel my driveway.

Would you mind holding off on the snow for a while, say maybe until some of it melts? That would be great. Thanks.

Your friend,
Jonathan

Spending time in the warm humid air of the glass domed conservatory at Olbrich Gardens does wonders during a spell of frigid winter weather.

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