"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Roger Ohlund wrote:
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(Rephrased question: How are things where you live?)

Urbana, Illinois is at 40° North. On the solstice the sun will rise
at 7:11 a.m. and set at 4:30 p.m.

Today is partly sunny, 27°F as I type, and we have just enough snow
on the ground to change the morning run into the morning ski. Kipper
the hound much prefers skiing because he's on a skijoring belt which
is way more fun than his short running leash.

The little pond that just a few weeks ago provided some welcome casting
is now completely frozen over. The kiddies will be finished with their
finals tomorrow and will disappear for a month back to Chicago from
whence they came. It is SO nice around here when they're gone. Too bad
we can't have a University here without a whole bunch of bothersome
students. They're a bloody nuisance. ;-)

This weekend we will bring a dead pine tree into the house and hang a
lot of sentiment on it.

A pine tree?

/Roger
What happened to the old fashioned spruce?