People rarely look at those spots, yet architects and trade workers took the time to craft them with wonderful designs.

They even included decorative design elements on the back facades.

Taken at the Lakeshore Nature Preserve in Madison.

The expressions on the faces of the sledders as they were sliding down were priceless.

This is what fun looks like during winter in Wisconsin.

Just as long as they can still find some open water.

Thursday’s storm created some nice snow drifts along the dock at Tenney Park. They looked like crashing waves to me, frozen in time.

After at least five years of sitting vacant, the Royster-Clark facility is finally being torn down.

It’s going to be real interesting to see what pops up in its place. I’m hoping a new neighborhood library is included, which I’ve seen in the proposals.

I can finally tell the sun is setting just a little later every day. For me, the darkness of winter is worse than the cold. I’m glad the light is moving in the right direction again.

Some trees tend to grow fairly straight, while others have branches that seem to explode into the sky in all directions.

In light of all the times I was there this year, it was good to be under the dome without protesting for a change. Although I must admit to smiling when I saw people signing recall petitions.