Winter in Chelsea: 8 February 2015

A sunny Sunday in early February began to melt the icicles.

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It’s winter’s exclamation point.

Though the icicles were melting, it was still cold enough outside to encourage local wildlife to seek the warmth of the house.

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I named him Harold.

A Whole Bunch of Photos from 2014

In 2014 I took a few photos of some stuff. Let’s take a look at some of the photographic highlights!

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Winter on Main Street (2 January)

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Snow accumulation on a Park Street bench (2 January)

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Snow-covered bushes on Jackson Street (2 January)

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Chelsea girls basketball (10 January)

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Chelsea boys basketball (10 January)

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Chelsea boys basketball (10 January)

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Chelsea hockey (14 January)

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Chelsea hockey (14 January)

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Chelsea hockey (14 January)

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Chelsea girls basketball (17 January)

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Chelsea basketball student section (17 January)

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Chelsea Chiefs youth hockey exhibition between periods of a Chelsea varsity hockey game (22 January)

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Christmas in Chelsea: 5/6 December 2014

Chelsea held its Christmas celebration a couple weeks ago. In contrast to those of the past few years, the 2014 events were not held in frigid temperatures and snowstorms — a welcome change for my fingers!

Friday’s fun kicked off with the tree lighting ceremony.

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A choir from CHS led the crowd in a few Christmas songs…

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…the fair queen threw the switch to light the tree…

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…and then some guy with a lot of facial hair and a distinct fashion sense showed up to address the crowd.

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After the tree lighting ceremony, the Common Chords bell choir played its annual show at the Chelsea Library.

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They always draw a good crowd.

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The Grand Canyon: 11 November 2014

The day after our train ride to the Grand Canyon, we made the drive back up to the canyon to do a bit more exploring. When we arrived at the canyon, we headed east from the main visitor area and stopped at a few overlooks.

The Grand Canyon was still grand.

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One more bit of proof that I really was there:

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(The “State So Nice” shirt I’m wearing is available here.)

The views at the next overlook were even better.

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Our final stop was at the Desert View Watchtower near the east entrance of the park.

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That concluded our visit to the Grand Canyon.

If you haven’t yet been to the Grand Canyon…go. It’s worth the trip.