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Category Archives: Reflections
Winter in 2014: re-introducing the MilwaukeeSnow page
I wanted to welcome readers back, to the 4th winter of my project to increase appreciation of what winter has to offer in Milwaukee and Wisconsin! We are approaching a period of bitter cold, when patience with winter may be … Continue reading
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Return to Winter: Minor Adventures, and Our Limits Transgressed
Winter weather has been back in Wisconsin for a while now! Now that the season has formally become, it feels like time to think about what I feel as I once again have the chance to get out in the … Continue reading
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Loving my place, and the Wildness that comes to it
In his influential essay “The Trouble with Wilderness,” historian William Cronon worried that environmentalists thought too much about the idea of wilderness – which he felt directed their attention away from other places, and made it difficult for them to … Continue reading
Posted in Highlighted posts, Reflections
Tagged blizzard, milwaukee winter, snowstorm, urban wilderness
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Walking to Work in Winter
What do I encounter when I walk to work through a snowy landscape? First of – a bit of briskness when I get outside. I often feel a little chilly, but I know that by the time I get near … Continue reading
Posted in Highlighted posts, Observations, Reflections
Tagged pedestrian, winter observation, winter walking
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Milwaukee winter “sucks”? That opinion misses so much…
Milwaukee-area winter weather has been in the news this week for reasons that disappoint me. Channel 6 reporter Angelica Duria, while outside in Racine reporting on a snowstorm, said “it sucks here,” and national and local media have picked up … Continue reading
Winter and Limits
It has been an interesting last week-plus in terms of encountering winter. I have experienced bitter cold, dangerous weather, weather we must be careful about adapting our ways to. Warm weather quickly melted much of the snow and ice that … Continue reading
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What I have missed since we last had winter
As we begin to sense winter in the air, I have been thinking about what I have been missing most, in 2012, since last winter occurred. And, what I am most eager to encounter when winter arrives again! 1. Changes … Continue reading
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Living in the cold: a playful guide
This season is a time where patience helps. Most of year, we can assume weather – nature – won’t interfere much with what we want to do. Winter is different. But if we take a little time, and adapt a … Continue reading
Winter Activities in Milwaukee: Reflections and Recapping
As Ambassador of Snow, I have been visiting a range of winter activities around the area. So I wanted to share some snapshots of some of the memorable moments and insights which I took away from these events. Public events … Continue reading
Winter Carnival photos: me in jsonline, my photos
I had a fun 3 hours at the Winter Carnival on Saturday, held at the Lynden Sculpture Garden! Creative events; and some nice images of the sights and pleasures are online. The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel published a photo of me kicking off … Continue reading
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